The search for missing continues with at least 51 people killed, including 15 children
We restart our live coverage of the destroyed Texas floods.
Hundreds of rescuers are desperately looking for people missing in central Texas, after heavy rains Inflict floods At least 51 people were killed, including 15 children.
The total number of missing persons was not yet clear, but officials say 27 of them were girls attending Sufi campChristian youth camp falls along Guadalobi River in Care CountyThe area most affected by the flood.
The river rose more than 20 feet in less than two hours during the night on the July 4 vacation.
Floods were killed in CARE Count Travis Province and Tom Green County.
Researchers used helicopters, boats and drones to search for victims and save people who were cut off in trees and from isolated camps through washed roads.
The authorities said that about 850 people were rescued, as more than 1700 people participated in the search and elegance process.
Texas ruler Greg Abbott She pledged that the authorities would work around the clock and said that the new areas were searched with a decline in water. On Sunday, the day of prayer for the state was announced.
In a post on xHe wrote that the Mystic camp was “She was shockingly destroyed in different ways from her opinion on any natural disaster,” and they pledged that the rescuers would find “every girl who was in those cabins.”
Stay with us and we offer you the latest updates on the floods throughout the day.
Main events
Questions arose about the reason for the interface of the flood in the middle of the night on the fourth of July, surprising many officials.
Here is an excerpt from a story by my colleagues Oliver Milmanand Jose Olivares and Robert Maki Those who discussed preparations for flooding and examined how federal policy may affect local projection capabilities:
The officials defended their preparations for the harsh weather and their response, but they said that they did not expect such intense heavy rains that were in fact the equivalent of the most famous rain in the region.
Kid, from the Texas Emergency Management Department, said that one of the expected national weather services (NWS) has called this week to only 3-6 inches (76-152 mm) of rain.
“He did not predict the amount of rain we saw,” he said.
The death of Saturday renewed questions about whether it was wise to implement the Trump administration Deep budget and reduce jobs In NWS – among other federal government agencies – since his second presidency began in January.
Camp Mestic, a camp for Christian girls, a century -old, had 700 girls at the time of the flood, according to Texas Dan Patrick Lieutenant.
Early on Friday morning, shortly after the flood hit, more than 100 gaming guards and access to the camp tried to the camp, but they were unable to enter to start saving children even after midday, according to CNN reports.
One of the girls who attend the camp, RENE SMAJSTRLA, who was nine years old, was confirmed by her uncle.
“René has been found, and although the result that we prayed, communication with social media is likely to help the first respondents help to get to know it quickly,” Sean Salta. books On Facebook. “We are grateful because she was with her friends and spending her life time.”
Camp Mestic said in an email to the camp fathers that if they are not contacted directly, their child has been calculated.
Another girls camp in the area, Heart, hillsShe said on her website that the co -owner, Jin Ragsdel, had died in the flood, but there were no camps as it was between the sessions.
The search for missing continues with at least 51 people killed, including 15 children
We restart our live coverage of the destroyed Texas floods.
Hundreds of rescuers are desperately looking for people missing in central Texas, after heavy rains Inflict floods At least 51 people were killed, including 15 children.
The total number of missing persons was not yet clear, but officials say 27 of them were girls attending Sufi campChristian youth camp falls along Guadalobi River in Care CountyThe area most affected by the flood.
The river rose more than 20 feet in less than two hours during the night on the July 4 vacation.
Floods were killed in CARE Count Travis Province and Tom Green County.
Researchers used helicopters, boats and drones to search for victims and save people who were cut off in trees and from isolated camps through washed roads.
The authorities said that about 850 people were rescued, as more than 1700 people participated in the search and elegance process.
Texas ruler Greg Abbott She pledged that the authorities would work around the clock and said that the new areas were searched with a decline in water. On Sunday, the day of prayer for the state was announced.
In a post on xHe wrote that the Mystic camp was “She was shockingly destroyed in different ways from her opinion on any natural disaster,” and they pledged that the rescuers would find “every girl who was in those cabins.”
Stay with us and we offer you the latest updates on the floods throughout the day.
