Rescuers search around Camp Mystic for survivors of Texas flash floods
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and rescue crews scoured the camp on Saturday, July 6th, to find the missing girls and other possible victims.
Officials have reported that the storm unleashed nearly a foot of rain starting on Friday, July 4th, 2025, and continued into the weekend.
It has now been confirmed that at least 43 people have died in Kerr County and another 8 in nearby counties due to the flood.
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19 minutes ago
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Mom, Stepdad and 3 More Relatives Go Missing in Texas Flash Floods: 'I'm Trying to Hold It Together,' Son Says
Xavier Ramirez is awaiting the fate of five family members who went missing in the devastating floods in central Texas late last week The family was camping near the Guadalupe River when it overflowed on the Fourth of July, and only one of his cousins made it out 'I'm the only boy, so I'm trying to hold it together for the rest of the family,' Ramirez saidSix of Xavier Ramirez's family members were near the Guadalupe River when it overflowed in the tragic flooding in Texas last week, he said. Only one has come home. Ramirez's mom, Michelle Crossland, stepdad Cody Crossland, uncle Joel Ramos, aunt Tasha Ramos and cousins Kendall Ramos and Devyn Smith were all at HTR Campgrounds outside of Ingram, Texas, when the flooding began on Friday, July 4, according to NBC News. The family had been visiting the camping site since Ramirez was just a boy, the 23-year-old told the outlet. As of Sunday, July 6, one of Ramirez's cousins, 23-year-old Smith, is the only person on the trip who made it out, as far as he knows. She was found in a tree about 20 miles downriver and is now recovering in a hospital, he told NBC News. Now, like so many others, Ramirez is waiting to learn the fate of the rest of his family. All he knows is how they spent their final moments before the floodwaters rose, thanks to his cousin, NBC reported. According to Smith, the family took some precautions as they knew there was extreme weather coming, according to NBC News. They slept in trucks — his aunt and uncle in one and his mother, stepdad and teen cousin in another — Ramirez told the outlet. 'They didn't think it was safe in a tent,' he said. As the river flooded early on Friday, his aunt woke up first and the family then rushed to climb through the truck sunroofs, he told NBC News. His mom, stepdad and Smith reached higher ground with plans to find help. "They lost my uncle first,' Ramirez told NBC News. 'He had tried to keep them all together,' he recalled, but 'couldn't hold on.' On Saturday, July 5, a search led to traces of the camping trip, but not the campers. Ramirez told NBC News that one of the trucks was located in Ingram 'against a tree, crushed and flipped, not far from the campground.' With five of his family members still missing, Ramirez is getting by 'minute to minute, second to second,' he said. That, and he's trying to stay strong for the sake of others. 'I'm the only boy, so I'm trying to hold it together for the rest of the family,' he told NBC News. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. As of Sunday, July 6, more than 50 people, including 28 adults and 15 children, have been killed amid the flash floods, according to NBC News, CNN and The Washington Post. The death toll has steadily risen since Friday and many people are still unaccounted for, including multiple young girls from Camp Mystic, located near the Guadalupe River. Much of the flooding has taken place along the river — which runs from Kerr County to the San Antonio Bay — according to CNN. The region experienced "more than an entire summer's worth of rain" in a matter of hours, the outlet reported. According to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the river climbed to 34.76 feet at around noon local time on July 4. The NOAA described the flooding as "disastrous" and "life threatening," noting that it spread "over a mile across in some areas, flooding many homes,' including "some to the roof." Read the original article on People
Los Angeles Times
19 minutes ago
- Los Angeles Times
Death toll in Central Texas flash floods nears 70 as sheriff says 11 campers remain missing
KERRVILLE, Texas — The death toll from flash floods that rampaged through Central Texas rose to at least 67 on Sunday as rescuers maneuvering through challenging terrain found more bodies and continued their desperate search for many others, including 11 missing girls from a summer camp. Searchers in Kerr County have found 16 bodies since Saturday afternoon, bringing the total number of dead there to 59, said Sheriff Larry Leitha. The dead included 21 children, he said. He pledged to keep searching in that Hill Country region until 'everybody is found' from Friday's flash floods. Four deaths also were reported in Travis County, three in Burnet and 1 in Kendall. Rescuers dealt with broken trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris in the difficult task to find survivors. Authorities still have not said how many people were missing beyond the 11 children and a camp counselor from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp. Families were allowed to look around the camp Sunday morning while nearby crews operating heavy equipment pulled tree trunks and tangled branches out of the water as they searched along a riverbank. Thunder rumbled from a new storm. A woman and a teenage girl, both wearing rubber waders, briefly went inside one of the cabins, which stood next to a pile of of soaked mattresses, a storage trunk and clothes. At one point, the pair doubled over, sobbing before they embraced. With each passing hour, the outlook of finding more survivors became even more bleak. Volunteers and some families of the missing who drove to the disaster zone searched the riverbanks despite being asked not to do so. Authorities faced growing questions about whether enough warnings were issued in area long vulnerable to flooding and whether enough preparations were made. The destructive, fast-moving waters rose 26 feet (8 meters) on the river in only 45 minutes before daybreak Friday, washing away homes and vehicles. The danger was not over as flash flood watches remained in effect and more rain fell in central Texas on Sunday. Searchers used helicopters, boats and drones to look for victims and to rescue people stranded in trees and from camps isolated by washed-out roads. Officials said more than 850 people were rescued in the first 36 hours. Gov. Greg Abbott vowed that authorities will work around the clock and said new areas were being searched as the water receded. He declared Sunday a day of prayer for the state. 'I urge every Texan to join me in prayer this Sunday — for the lives lost, for those still missing, for the recovery of our communities, and for the safety of those on the front lines,' he said in a statement. In Rome, Pope Leo XIV offered special prayers for those touched by the disaster. History's first American pope spoke in English at the end of his Sunday noon blessing, 'I would like to express sincere condolences to all the families who have lost loved ones, in particular their daughters who were in summer camp, in the disaster caused by the flooding of the Guadalupe River in Texas in the United States. We pray for them.' The hills along the Guadalupe River are dotted with century-old youth camps and campgrounds where generations of families have come to swim and enjoy the outdoors. The area is especially popular around the Independence Day holiday, making it more difficult to know how many are missing. 'We don't even want to begin to estimate at this time,' Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice said on Saturday. Survivors shared terrifying stories of being swept away and clinging to trees as rampaging floodwaters carried trees and cars past them. Others fled to attics inside their homes, praying the water wouldn't reach them. At Camp Mystic, a cabin full of girls held onto a rope strung by rescuers as they walked across a bridge with water whipping around their legs. Among those confirmed dead were an 8-year-old girl from Mountain Brook, Alabama, who was at Camp Mystic, and the director of another camp up the road. Locals know the area as ' flash flood alley' but the flooding in the middle of the night caught many campers and residents by surprise even though there were warnings. The National Weather Service on Thursday advised of potential flooding and then sent out a series of flash flood warnings in the early hours of Friday before issuing flash flood emergencies — a rare alert notifying of imminent danger. At the Mo-Ranch Camp in the community of Hunt, officials had been monitoring the weather and opted to move several hundred campers and attendees at a church youth conference to higher ground. At nearby Camps Rio Vista and Sierra Vista, organizers also had mentioned on social media that they were watching the weather the day before ending their second summer session Thursday. Authorities and elected officials have said they did not expect such an intense downpour, the equivalent of months' worth of rain for the area. U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, whose district includes the ravaged area, acknowledged that there would be second-guessing and finger-pointing as people look for someone to blame. Vertuno, Cortez and Seewer write for the Associated Press. Cortez reported from Hunt, Texas, and Seewer from Toledo, Ohio. Associated Press writers Susan Haigh in Hartford, Connecticut, Susan Montoya Bryan in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Nicole Winfield in Rome contributed.
Yahoo
25 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Death Toll of Texas Flood Victims Climbs as Search Efforts Enter Third Day
Rescuers are combing through the swollen banks of the Guadalupe River in Texas, where the majority of the fatalities were recorded, hoping to find more survivors. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
