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Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as more than 173 are missing as rescuers continue a desperate search
Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.
At least 119 people have been found dead in nearly a week since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes and youth camps in the early morning hours of July 4. Ninety-five of those killed were in the hardest-hit county in central Texas,
The devastating floods that pounded areas of Texas -- including a Christian girls summer camp -- over the weekend recall a similar tragedy that occurred back in 1987.
Mystic camper Lucy Kennedy and her mother, Wynne Kennedy, told NBC News of Lucy's harrowing escape and the destruction they've seen from the Texas floods.
At least 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic in Texas have died in devastating flash flooding that swept through the region, the camp announced. At least 110 people have died in the flooding that struck Texas Hill Country on Friday.
Chloe Childress, a counselor at Camp Mystic, died during the flooding in Hunt, Texas, according to a representative of her high school.
Multiple fatalities have been confirmed and frantic water rescues and searches were underway Friday as a "catastrophic" flooding emergency unfolded.
As of Saturday morning, more than 230 people have been rescued from the floods, with 167 extracted by helicopter. Officials are continuing to search for more than 20 missing campers as part of the all-girls Camp Mystic in Kerr County.
Flood aftermath of Camp Mystic in Kerrville where 27 campers and counselors have died, the camp confirmed. Published: July 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM Tags: hill country floods , kerr county , camp mystic ...
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Kerrville man describes hearing screams during Guadalupe River floodingBud Bolton told FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray he lost his home to the Central Texas flooding on July 4. He describes trying to help people being swept away on the Guadalupe River and his son finding the body of a child from Camp Mystic.