As Texas reels under floods, Shakira donates San Antonio concert proceeds to relief fund for affected families
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announced she will donate proceeds from her San Antonio concert to Catholic Charities of San Antonio to support disaster relief for affected families.
In a post on the social media platform X, Shakira, 48, who's been traveling throughout North America on her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, said, "Dear San Antonio, our hearts and prayers are with those affected by the flood in central Texas," Shakira wrote in an X post. "We are donating a portion of tonight's show proceeds to Catholic Charities of San Antonio, who are providing disaster relief to the families impacted," she said.
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The Grammy-winning singer also urged her fans to step forward and contribute to relief efforts by donating to the humanitarian aid organization. "Your help is important and appreciated," she further stated.
Flash floods wreaked havoc across central Texas after unrelenting rainfall on Thursday, July 3, and Friday, July 4, 2025, triggered the ravaging flooding.
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The death toll from catastrophic floods that wreaked havoc across central Texas after unrelenting rainfall on Thursday, July 3, and Friday, July 4, 2025, reached at least 78 on Sunday, July 6, 2025, including 28 children, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp continued and fears of more flooding prompted evacuations of volunteer responders.
The flooding occurred after the nearby Guadalupe River broke its banks after torrential rain fell in the central Texas area on Friday, the U.S. Independence Day holiday.
Larry Leitha, sheriff of Kerr County in Texas Hill Country, said 68 people had died in flooding in his county, the epicenter of the flooding, among them 28 children, Reuters reported. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, speaking at a press conference on Sunday afternoon, said another 10 had died elsewhere in Texas and confirmed 41 were missing.
President Donald Trump sent his condolences to the victims and said he would probably visit the area on Friday. His administration had been in touch with Abbott, he added.
"It's a horrible thing that took place, absolutely horrible. So we say, God bless all of the people that have gone through so much, and God bless, God bless the state of Texas," he told reporters as he left New Jersey.
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