Texas begins grim flood recovery with at least 27 killed and dozens missing, including children | Texas Floods 2025

On Saturday, the savior began to serve as saving the bodies of children swept in a deadly flash flood in Texas, caused by a strong storm that killed dozens of people.

The full number of missing people was immediately unknown, but 24 of them joined Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp along the Guadalupe River. The heavy rain caused the river to rise 26FT (8 meters) just 45 minutes before dawn on Friday, washed the houses and vehicles.

Some victims of the disaster are now rescued and officially defined. Nine -year -old Renee Smajstrla’s uncle was confirmed that he was among the dead.

“Reee was found and even though we prayed, social media social assistance probably helped to define it so quickly to the first intervention teams,” written On Facebook. “We are grateful for being with his friends and having the time of his life.”

A series of camps were found along the river for the weekend of Independence Day, and according to Şerif Larry Leitha, Kerr district, it was not calculated from approximately 750 camps who said that the “disaster” rains ruined the region to the north of San Antonio.

Leitha said that at least 27 people were killed and that there were nine children. Authorities, approximately 850 people were rescued, approximately 400 people participated in the search and rescue operation, he said.

The callers used helicopters and drones to search for victims and save people with flood waters stranded. It is almost certain that the confirmed death fee will rise, but some of the affected people are alive. “They can be in a tree, they can be out of communication,” said Patrick, the governor of Texas. “We pray for the finding of the missing ones to be alive.”

The danger is unexpected on Saturday with flash flood warnings for a part of Texas Middle Texas. “This is a particularly dangerous situation,” the National Weather Service (NWS) warned bulletin. “Now call a higher floor!”

Big downpops like this become more common worldwide due to climate crisis and keep more moisture. There is in Eastern Texas already Since 1900, there has been an increase of 20% in the number of days with heavy rain or snow, excessive rain density will rise 10% more in the next decade.

In the region affected by the floods in Texas, parents and families were pleased with the photos of their loved ones and information. “The camp was completely destroyed,” said Elinor Lester, 13 -year -old from hundreds of campers in Camp Mystic. “A helicopter landed and began to take people. He was really scary.”

A foreign storm woke him up and his cabin friends immediately after midnight – and when the savior arrived, they tied a rope to keep the girls walking around a bridge with flood waters around their legs.

During the four July holiday, the flood in the middle of the night surprised many calm, campers and officials. The authorities defended their preparations for their violent weather and reactions, but they said they didn’t expect such an intense downpour, which was actually equivalent to rain worth months.

Nim Kidd, Chief of the Department of Emergency Management of Texas, searched for a 3-6 inches (76-152mm) rain this week.

“He didn’t predict the amount of rain we saw,” he said.

The deaths of Saturday renewed questions about whether the application of deep budget and business cuts is wise since the second presidency of the Trump administration started in January in January.

“After warning media reports and experts in hard and sudden interruptions for months [NWS] Trump, in the storm season, may disrupt their forecasting capabilities and danger life, TX officials accused NWS for the deadly consequences of Sel’s deadly. ” written X.

Trump addressed the deadly floods shortly after 11:00 on Saturday. On the real social platform, he said that his administration has worked with the state and local authorities, and that he and his first Mrs. Melania Trump “pray for all families”.

NWS’s Austin/San Antonio office and Meteorologist Bob Fogarty, a River Gauge near Camp Mystic, increased 22FT (6.7 meters) within about two hours. The indicator failed after saving 9 meters (29.5FT () level.

“The water is moving very quickly, you won’t notice how bad it is, Fogart said Fogarty.

On the Facebook page of Kerr County Sheriff Office, people have published pictures of their loved ones and begged to help find them.

Erin Burgess in Ingram woke up on Friday with thunder and rain in the middle of the night. Only 20 minutes later, he said that water was poured into his house just across the river. He described a painful clock, which stuck to a tree and waited for a neighbor’s house to retreat enough to go up.

“My son, and I swam to him in a tree we hung and my boyfriend and dog swim.” “It disappeared for a while, but we found them.”

19-year-old son Burgess said: “Fortunately, 6ft long. The only thing that saved me was hanging out.”

44 -year -old Matthew Stone from Kerrville said the police had knocked on the doors, but did not receive any warning on her phone.

“There was no emergency warning. Suddenly there was nothing until I became a pitch -black death wall”.

In a re -merger center founded in Ingram, families cried and cheered as they loved from the evacuated vehicles. Two soldiers went down the stairs and carried an old woman who could not go down the staircase. Behind him, a woman grasped a small white dog.

Later, a white camp in a mystical t -shirt and a girl in white socks stood in a puddle of pudding in her mother’s arms.

54 -year -old Barry Adelman said Water pushed everyone in his three -storey house, including his 94 -year -old grandchild and nine -year -old grandson. Finally, before the withdrawal, the water began to come from the roof.

“I was scared,” he said. “I had to look at my grandson on his face and tell him that everything was going to be in the way, but I was afraid of death inside.”

Estimation called for rain, a flood time was upgraded to a warning overnight for at least 30,000 people.

Lieutenant Governor, heavy rain and flood potential covered a large area, he said.

“Everything was done to give them a title where you can rain heavy rain, and we’re not exactly sure where to get down,” Patrick said. “Obviously, as we darkened last night, we entered the morning of the hours, then the storm began to reset.”

Judge Rob Kelly, the head of the district, asked how people were informed in Kerr County: “We do not have a warning system.” He said.

When the reporters forced them to have no more measures, Kelly said: “Make sure – nobody knew that such a flood had come.”

Austin Dickson, CEO of the Texas Hill Country Community Foundation, is known as Austin Dick Dickson, who gathered donations to help non -profit organizations that respond to disaster, and the region’s Flash Sel Alley ”due to the fine soil layer of the hills.

“When it rains, the water does not get wet in the soil, Dick Dickson said. “He’s running down the hill.”

River tourism is an important part of the country’s economy. Dickson said well -known, centuries -old summer camps brought children from all over the country.

“A very calm river with a really beautiful blue water that people usually suffered during generations, Dick said Dickson, Dickson said.