Texas Flash Flood Tragedy Update: Number Of Deaths Reaches 80; Trump Signs Disaster Declaration

Authorities in south-central Texas say 80 people have died as a result of devastating flooding brought on by severe downpours.

North of San Antonio is Kerr County, Texas (highlighted in red). Inset: Gov. Greg Abbott’s photo of the responding personnel at the scene.

There is still a search for 27 girls who went missing from a summer camp that was destroyed by floods.

Early on Friday, July 4, towns in the state’s Hill Country were ravaged by flash flooding along the Guadalupe River.

In a matter of hours, the water level climbed more than 26 feet, overwhelming highways, homes, and campers.

Months’ worth of rain fell in less than two hours, according to officials.

About 60 miles northwest of San Antonio, in Kerr County, the majority of the reported deaths took place. In the county, some 850 people were evacuated.

Austin’s home county, Travis County, reported four more fatalities.

Eleven students and a counselor from Camp Mystic, a century-old Christian girls camp in Hunt, Texas, are among those who have not been found.

When the water surged, the girls were lodging in low-lying cabins. Officials claimed that the absence of phones, electricity, and internet caused a delay in communication.

Following President Trump’s approval of a major disaster declaration, impacted Kerr County residents can now access government help.

A catastrophe was declared in 15 counties by Governor Greg Abbott. In the area, more than 1,000 federal, state, and local rescuers are still looking for the missing in areas devastated by flooding.

Abbott spent Saturday, July 5 at Camp Mystic.

Abbott posted on social media, saying, “It, and the river running beside it, were horrendously ravaged in ways unlike I’ve seen in any natural disaster.” It was startling how high the flowing water rose to the roof of the cabins. Until we locate every lady who was in those cottages, we won’t give up.”

On Sunday, July 6, Abbott declared Texas to be a Day of Prayer “in response to the floods in the Hill Country.”

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