Photos of the flooding aftermath along the Guadalupe River in Texas
Photos of the flooding aftermath along the Guadalupe River in Texas
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BBC News
an hour ago
- BBC News
Wetin to know about di Texas flood wey kill over 80 pipo including children dem wey go camp
At least 81 pipo don die for central Texas and anoda 41 dey miss afta one flash floods wey happun on Friday, 4 July. Sixty-eight of di fatalities, include 28 children, wey bin dey Kerr County, wia one riverside Christian girls camp dey located. Ten girls and one counsellor from Camp Mystic still dey miss. Five confirmed casualties dey for Travis County, three for Burnet County, two for Williamson County, two for Kendall County and one for Tom Green County. Figures dey change quickly as rescuers continue to search for pipo wey miss, and officials say e sure say death toll go rise. 'Horrific' flood sweep away girls for Camp Mystic summer camp 28 children dey among di pipo wey die. Dem be dey Kerr County, wia one riverside Christian girls camp dey located. Ten girls and one counsellor from Camp Mystic still dey miss. Camp Mystic, na one Christian girls camp wey sit near di banks of di Guadalupe River for Texas, na place of laughter, prayer and adventure just days ago. But just bifor daybreak on Friday, di Fourth of July public holiday, di river bin rise to 26ft (8m) in about 45 minutes for di middle of one heavy downpour. Many of di hundreds of girls for di camp bin dey sleep for one low-lying cabins wey dey less dan 500ft (150m) from di riverbank. Potopoto don cover di bed bunks now, wey show wetin remain of di summer camp wey cut short tragically. Destroyed personal belongings scata across soaked interiors wia children bin once gada for Bible study and campfire songs. Dem recover from Kerr County, 18 adults and 10 children wey dem neva formally identify. Desperate Camp Mystic parents bin take to social media dey find tori about dia children. One Facebook group - Kerrville Breaking News - turn into missing persons page. Some parents don since update dia social media pages to say dia missing family members no survive. Kerr County dey for di heart of di Texas Hill Country, one getaway destination sake of im scenic rolling hills, countless rivers and lakes and abundance of wineries. But di region also dey known as "Flash Flood Alley", sake of di recurring threat wey don devastate local communities ova di years. Wen pipo ask why di riverside summer camp no dey evacuated, officials say di sudden scale of di flood catch dem unawares. "No-one know say dis kind of flood dey come," Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly tok. More storms dey expected in di next 24-48 hours for di region, wey fit affect rescue teams wey already dey face poisonous snakes as dem dey waka through mud and debris. Three days afta di flood, one of di largest search-and-rescue efforts for recent Texas history dey shift towards recovery operation. Di major focus of di search na Camp Mystic. Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday tok say authorities go "stop at nothing" to ensure say dem find every missing pesin. "E dey very horrific to see wetin those young children go through," Oga Abbott tok one day afta e tour di area. E no clear how many oda pipo bin dey camp for di area for di Fourth of July weekend - and how many pipo di floods fit don sweep away. One two-lane highway wey dey di Guadalupe River and connect di city of Kerrville to Camp Mystic na scene of devastation. Fallen trees surround houses wey don destroy and furnitures scata everywhere. Fences don fall and utility lines no dey work for some areas. Why di flood bin dey so deadly? Questions don rise about if authorities provide adequate flood warnings and why dem no evacuate pipo ahead of di flood. Judge Rob Kelly, di top elected official for Kerr County, tell CBS say di severity of di flooding dey unexpected. "We no get any reason to believe dis go be anything like wetin happun for here. None whatsoever," Kelly tok. Di first hint of di devastation to come bin appear on Thursday morning as rain and thunderstorms soak a number of central Texas counties. Di National Weather Service (NWS) bin issue one common warning dem call flood watch at 13:18 dat afternoon for parts of di region, including Kerr County. For di early hours of Friday, di outlook don become more serious as di NWS issue series of upgraded warnings. Di San Saba river, di Concho River and di Colorado River bin dey rise. Within di space of 45 minutes, di Guadalupe River don rise by 26ft (8m), wey cause di banks to burst. On Wednesday, 2 July, di Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) bin activate state emergency response resources sake of "increased threats of flooding for parts of West and Central Texas" On Thursday afternoon, di National Weather Service (NWS) bin issue flood watch wey highlight Kerr County, central Texas, as place wey get high risk of flash flooding overnight At 01:14 local time (06:14 GMT) on Friday, authorities issue flash flood warning for Kerr Country At 04:03 local time (09:30 GMT) dem issue emergency flash flood warning for Kerr County, followed by anoda for di Guadalupe River at 05:34 By Saturday evening, at least 51 pipo don die, including 15 children. For one news conference on Sunday 6 July, Governor, Greg Abbott tok say pipo for Texas dey used to flash flood warnings. "But expectation no dey say di water wall go rise to almost 30ft high," e add. What next? President Donald Trump don sign one major disaster declaration on Sunday for Kerr County, and e activate di Federal Emergency Management Agency to Texas. E also say im go probably visit di state on Friday. "We dey work very closely wit representatives from Texas, and na horrible tin happun, absolutely horrible," Trump tok on Sunday for New Jersey. On di ground, local residents dey step up to support relief efforts - dem dey collect supplies, offer shelter, and dey do wetin dem fit do to help neighbours displaced by di storm. Meanwhile, well wishes dey pour in from around di world. For Rome, Pope Leo XIV bin offer special prayers on Sunday for di bereaved for Texas. "I go like to express sincere condolences to all di families wey lost dia loved ones, in particular dia daughters wey dey for summer camp, for di disaster wey di flooding of di Guadalupe River for Texas for di United States cause," di pontiff tok. "We pray for dem." Angélica Casas and Alex Lederman contribute to dis report.
The Independent
an hour ago
- The Independent
Moment entire cabin full of people swept downriver in Texas flooding
Footage shows a cabin full of people being swept down the Guadalupe River in Hill County, Texas, as deadly flash floods tore through the region, killing at least 82 people. Torrential rains struck Kerr County and neighbouring areas over the holiday weekend, trapping locals, campers, and 4 July tourists. In the video, the cabin is seen hurtling through the floodwaters in darkness, as an onlooker is heard saying: 'Oh my God, there's so many people in it.' Reports speculate the cabin belonged to the nearby Camp La Junta in Hunt. The camp posted on Facebook on Friday, 5 July, stating, 'Everyone at Camp La Junta is safe and accounted for.'
The Guardian
2 hours ago
- The Guardian
Texas floods: rescue teams continue search for missing with more heavy rains forecast
Update: Date: 2025-07-07T09:51:09.000Z Title: Search teams scour Texas flood zone for dozens still missing Content: Hello and welcome to the Texas floods live blog. I am Tom Ambrose and I'll be bringing you the latest news lines over the next few hours. Residents in central Texas were observing a day of prayer on Sunday for at least 82 people killed and dozens missing in Friday's devastating flash flooding, as a search and rescue operation for survivors began to morph into a grim exercise of recovering bodies. Relatives continued an anxious wait for news of 10 girls and one camp counselor still unaccounted for from a riverside summer camp that was overwhelmed by flash flooding from the Guadalupe River, which rose 26ft (8 meters) in 45 minutes on Friday morning after torrential pre-dawn rain north of San Antonio. Kerr county's sheriff, Larry Leitha, said at a briefing on Sunday afternoon that 68 people have been confirmed dead there, including 28 children, with the search continuing for the missing girls and their counselor from Camp Mystic, along the river. Texas's governor, Greg Abbott, said in an earlier briefing that another 10 fatalities have been confirmed in neighboring counties. Abbott said that officials were still searching for 41 known missing persons across the state. 'We are seeing bodies recovered all over up and down,' Kerrville's city manager, Dalton Rice, told reporters at an earlier briefing on Sunday. Authorities said about 850 people had been rescued, with more than 400 people involved in the search and rescue operation. By Sunday morning, water levels had fallen to just a foot or two higher than before the flood. On Sunday afternoon, people in Kerrville received an emergency alert on their phone, reading: 'High confidence of river flooding at North Folks of river. Move to higher ground.' Further rain on Saturday and into Sunday morning hampered search efforts of crews using boats, helicopters and drones. Abbott promised responders would remain at the scene until every individual was recovered. He said he instructed responders to assume all missing persons were still alive. Read our full report here: Here are the latest headlines from Texas: Ten other deaths were reported in Travis, Burnet, Kendall, Tom Green and Williamson counties, Associated Press cited local officials as saying. Abbott said additional stretches of heavy rain lasting into Tuesday could produce more dangerous flooding, especially in places already saturated. Relatives continued an anxious wait for news of 10 girls and one camp counsellor from the riverside Camp Mystic still unaccounted for after it was overwhelmed by flash flooding from the Guadalupe River, which rose 26ft (8 meters) in 45 minutes on Friday morning. Families were allowed to look around the camp from Sunday morning as nearby searches continued. The Texas Division of Emergency Management chief said on Sunday he was receiving unconfirmed reports of 'an additional wall of water' flowing down some of the creeks in the Guadalupe Rivershed as rain continued to fall on soil in the region already saturated from Friday's rains. 'We're evacuating parts of the river right now because we are worried about another wall of river coming down in those areas,' Nim Kidd said. Authorities faced growing questions about whether enough warnings were issued in an area long vulnerable to flooding and whether enough preparations were made. Kerrville city manager Dalton Rice said there would be a full review of the emergency response. President Donald Trump signed a major disaster declaration on Sunday for Kerr county and said he would likely visit on Friday, calling what took place 'absolutely horrible'. Asked whether he was still planning to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), he said that was something 'we can talk about later, but right now we are busy working'.
