Officials confirmed the deaths of 27 children and counselors who had been missing from a girls’ summer camp three days after cataclysmic floods hit the U.S. state of Texas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/world/camp-texas-flooding-deaths/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #texas #floods #campmystic #nationalweatherservice #donaldtrump #tedcruz
Several more inches of #rain are expected Sunday in areas of Central #Texas already devastated by #flooding. Up to 4" could fall Sunday, w/ isolated areas potentially receiving up to 10" thru Monday, per #NWS.
Jason Runyen, a meteorologist for Austin, San Antonio & the surrounding areas, said that while river levels across the region had receded, more rain could exacerbate flooding in the area. Flash flooding in the region killed >67 people, w/dozens missing.
A desperate search for 11 girls continues.
59 of the confirmed deaths occurred in #KerrCounty, Sheriff Larry Leitha said Sunday, including 21 children. In addition to the #deaths in Kerr County, there were 8 deaths due to the flooding in surrounding counties.
The flooding hit #CampMystic, a Christian summer camp next to the Guadalupe River, where 11 campers are still missing, Leitha said.
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https://www.npr.org/2025/07/05/nx-s1-5457278/texas-hill-country-flooding