Dramatic timelapse video shows floodwater swallowing Texas bridge in minutes
Authorities said that 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic, a historic all-girls Christian summer camp in Kerr County, were swept away by floodwaters early Friday morning. Officials have recovered 84 bodies, including 28 children, so far.The Guadalupe River, swollen with relentless rainfall, tore through cabins, tents and trailers before dawn on July 5, dragging people from their beds and sweeping them for miles downstream.Some survivors were found clinging to trees. Debris which litters the riverbanks include tree trunks, coolers, volleyballs, canoes and personal items like family photos.US President Donald Trump, who signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, is scheduled to visit Texas on Friday. On Sunday, he stated the flooding caught everyone by surprise and said: 'This was a thing that happened in seconds. Nobody expected it.'White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended emergency services and said that both federal and local agencies provided sufficient weather warnings ahead of the floods.- Ends
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