78 dead and dozens missing as more rain looms

In the center of Texas, at least 78 people were dead and it was confirmed that 41 of them were missing after the flash floods on Friday.

Sixty -eight, including 28 children, occurred in Kerr County, where the camp of Christian girls by the river. Ten girls and a consultant from Camp Mystic are still missing.

Authorities say it is certain that the death fee will rise. More storms are expected within the next 24-48 hours in the area, which can prevent rescue teams encountering poisonous snakes while passing through mud and debris.

Three days after investing, one of the biggest search and rescue efforts in the history of the last Texas was slipped towards a rescue operation.

18 adults and 10 children who recover in Kerr County have not yet been officially defined.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said in a statement on Sunday, to make sure that every missing person is found, he would “not stop anything”.

“It wasn’t terrible to see what this little children went through,” said Abbott a day after visiting the area.

The most important focus of the search, Camp Mystic, a popular summer camp for the girls who were peeled on the banks of the Guadalupe River, was damaged.

It appeared before Daybreak on Friday, because the river rose 26FT (8m) in just 45 minutes, while most campers were asleep.

A few young camps and long -term director Richard “Dick” Eastland is among the dead.

Greg Froelick, a former navy Seal and Rescue Group 300 justice, helps to find survivors.

Talking to the BBC, he heard that the victims had once went down to eight kilometers from where Camp Mystic stopped.

He said that he saw “everywhere from the river up and down the camp dresser,” up and down the river. “

In addition, there is an uncertainty about how many camps in the area and how many floods can be sweeping in the region for the weekend of July.

A two -lane highway is a demolition scene that is on the skirt of the Guadalupe River and connects the city of Kerrville to Camp Mystic.

It is surrounded by domestic houses, trees on the grass and furniture. Fences are toppled and useful lines in some regions.

President Donald Trump signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County on Sunday and activated the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Texas. He also said he’d probably visit the state on Friday.

Uz We work very closely with the representatives of Texas, and this is absolutely terrible, Tr Trump said on Sunday at New Jersey.

On the ground, local residents are taking steps to support their help efforts – gathering materials, presents shelter and doing their best to help the neighborhoods displaced by the storm.

Alma Garcia went from San Antonio to provide homemade meals to residents and volunteers who helped cleaning efforts.

The BBC saw what he pulled on the side of the road and took off the top layer T -shirt to give a resident.

“It’s all wet, I told him he’d need him, Gar Garcia said to the BBC.

Local resident Perla, after finishing his shift in Walmart, began to collect clothes and shoes on Friday. The next morning he left them in a shelter.

“I have never seen anything like this before,” BBC said.

Meanwhile, good wishes from all over the world spilled.

In Rome, Pope Leo Xiv presented special prayers for old ones in Texas on Sunday.

“I wish all the families who lost their loved ones, especially their daughters, especially in the summer camp, a sincere condolences in the disaster caused by the flood of the Guadalupe River in Texas in the United States.” He said.

“We pray for them.”

Angélica Casas and Alex Lederman contributed to this report