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Yahoo
05-07-2025
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Dramatic Footage Shows Helicopter Rescue amid Texas Floods That Left Multiple Dead, Dozens Missing
A helicopter performed a high-stakes rescue mission amid severe flooding in Texas, video footage shows The video was taken at Howdy's Bar & Grill in Kerville on July 4 Numerous people are dead and multiple others remain missing following the floodingA moment of hope was captured as central Texas was inundated with severe flooding. In a dramatic video shared on Facebook that was taken at Howdy's Bar & Grill in Kerville on Friday, July 4, a helicopter could be seen rescuing several people by air. Local iHeartRadio host Anne Hudson of After MidNite and Mornings with Granger Smith shared an additional dramatic rescue video. "HEROS rescuing children in the #GuadalupeRiver floods… Praying HARD they find and rescue all the missing children, as many camp cabins were washed away. 😢🙏," Hudson captioned the video. Texans and onlookers alike sent words of support for the rescue efforts amid the severe weather. "Oh my gosh! The horror these babies went through. I'm crying. God please be with them. Give them Your peace," one user wrote in the comments. Another added, "So heartbreaking ☹️." PEOPLE has reached out to Howdy's restaurant for further comment. The extreme flooding of the Guadalupe River resulted in an overnight evacuation of nearby Camp Mystic, a local summer camp, where multiple girls have gone missing. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said 23 of Camp Mystic's 750 campers are unaccounted for, according to ABC affiliate Eyewitness 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. Directors from the camp had reportedly asked for help and said some of the children were unaccounted for, according to the San Antonio Express-News. The directors said that the cabins were flooded and may have been washed away. The highway in the area has been washed away, the outlet also reported. Kerr County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Clint Morris told KSAT it is 'an extremely active scene, countywide.' PEOPLE has reached out to the Kerr County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) for an update on the missing girls. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Dramatic Footage Shows Helicopter Rescue amid Texas Floods That Left Multiple Dead, Dozens Missing
A helicopter performed a high-stakes rescue mission amid severe flooding in Texas, video footage shows The video was taken at Howdy's Bar & Grill in Kerville on July 4 Numerous people are dead and multiple others remain missing following the floodingA moment of hope was captured as central Texas was inundated with severe flooding. In a dramatic video shared on Facebook that was taken at Howdy's Bar & Grill in Kerville on Friday, July 4, a helicopter could be seen rescuing several people by air. Local iHeartRadio host Anne Hudson of After MidNite and Mornings with Granger Smith shared an additional dramatic rescue video. "HEROS rescuing children in the #GuadalupeRiver floods… Praying HARD they find and rescue all the missing children, as many camp cabins were washed away. 😢🙏," Hudson captioned the video. Texans and onlookers alike sent words of support for the rescue efforts amid the severe weather. "Oh my gosh! The horror these babies went through. I'm crying. God please be with them. Give them Your peace," one user wrote in the comments. Another added, "So heartbreaking ☹️." PEOPLE has reached out to Howdy's restaurant for further comment. The extreme flooding of the Guadalupe River resulted in an overnight evacuation of nearby Camp Mystic, a local summer camp, where multiple girls have gone missing. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said 23 of Camp Mystic's 750 campers are unaccounted for, according to ABC affiliate Eyewitness 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. Directors from the camp had reportedly asked for help and said some of the children were unaccounted for, according to the San Antonio Express-News. The directors said that the cabins were flooded and may have been washed away. The highway in the area has been washed away, the outlet also reported. Kerr County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Clint Morris told KSAT it is 'an extremely active scene, countywide.' PEOPLE has reached out to the Kerr County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) for an update on the missing girls. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Dramatic Footage Shows Helicopter Rescue amid Texas Floods That Left Multiple Dead, Dozens Missing
A helicopter performed a high-stakes rescue mission amid severe flooding in Texas, video footage shows The video was taken at Howdy's Bar & Grill in Kerville on July 4 Numerous people are dead and multiple others remain missing following the floodingA moment of hope was captured as central Texas was inundated with severe flooding. In a dramatic video shared on Facebook that was taken at Howdy's Bar & Grill in Kerville on Friday, July 4, a helicopter could be seen rescuing several people by air. Local iHeartRadio host Anne Hudson of After MidNite and Mornings with Granger Smith shared an additional dramatic rescue video. "HEROS rescuing children in the #GuadalupeRiver floods… Praying HARD they find and rescue all the missing children, as many camp cabins were washed away. 😢🙏," Hudson captioned the video. Texans and onlookers alike sent words of support for the rescue efforts amid the severe weather. "Oh my gosh! The horror these babies went through. I'm crying. God please be with them. Give them Your peace," one user wrote in the comments. Another added, "So heartbreaking ☹️." PEOPLE has reached out to Howdy's restaurant for further comment. The extreme flooding of the Guadalupe River resulted in an overnight evacuation of nearby Camp Mystic, a local summer camp, where multiple girls have gone missing. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said 23 of Camp Mystic's 750 campers are unaccounted for, according to ABC affiliate Eyewitness 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. Directors from the camp had reportedly asked for help and said some of the children were unaccounted for, according to the San Antonio Express-News. The directors said that the cabins were flooded and may have been washed away. The highway in the area has been washed away, the outlet also reported. Kerr County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Clint Morris told KSAT it is 'an extremely active scene, countywide.' PEOPLE has reached out to the Kerr County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) for an update on the missing girls. Read the original article on People
RNZ News
05-07-2025
- Climate
- RNZ News
Texas flash flooding kills at least 24 people, leaves 20-plus young campers missing
By Steve Gorman Boerne Search and Rescue teams prepare deployment routes along the Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025 in Comfort, Texas. Photo: ERIC VRYN / AFP At least 24 fatalities have been confirmed as a result of flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said on Friday. The US National Weather Service declared a flash flood emergency for parts of Kerr County, located in south-central Texas Hill Country, about 105km northwest of San Antonio, following thunderstorms with heavy downpours that dumped as much as a foot of rain. Dalton Rice, city manager for Kerville, the county seat, told reporters the extreme flooding struck before dawn with little or no warning, precluding authorities from issuing any evacuation orders. "This happened very quickly, over a very short period of time that could not be predicted, even with radar," Rice said. "This happened within less than a two-hour span." Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha told reporters that 13 people were found dead from flooding in the area, adding, "I think there will be more when this thing is over". Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said at an earlier news briefing that six to 10 bodies of adults and children had been found, some in cars washed downstream. He also said authorities were searching for 23 girls listed as unaccounted for among more than 700 children at several summer camp sites near the banks of the Guadalupe River when the site was inundated by floodwaters at around 4am local time. "We're praying for all those missing to be found alive," Patrick said. It was not clear whether anyone unaccounted for at Camp Mystic, a private Christian summer camp for girls, might have ended up among the deceased victims tallied countywide by the sheriff. Otherwise, all other campers were safe, authorities said, but the campers could not immediately be evacuated because roads were made impassable by high waters. Camp Mystic's director said in a message read to reporters that the facility's power, water and internet service also had been cut off. "Everybody is doing everything in their power to get these kids out," Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, the top local elected official, said at a news briefing on the disaster hours earlier. Kelly said a number of scattered residential subdivisions, recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds were hit hard. Patrick said the Guadalupe River had risen 26 feet (8 metres) in 45 minutes amid heavy showers soaking region. Search teams were flying 14 helicopters and a dozen drones over the area, in addition to hundreds of emergency personnel on the ground conducting rescues from trees and swift-flowing water. The Llano River flowing through adjacent Mason County was also reported running at flood stage, posing "a life-threatening situation," the weather service reported. With additional rain forecast in the region, Patrick warned that an ongoing threat for possible flash flooding extended from San Antonio to Waco for the next 24 to 48 hours. Personnel from the US Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency were activated to assist local authorities in confronting the crisis, officials said. - Reuters
