Texas flooding latest: desperate search for survivors after dozens killed and girls at summer camp missing
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Texas flooding latest: desperate search for survivors after dozens killed and girls at summer camp missing
Emergency personnel have rescued or evacuated 237 people, including 167 by helicopter. More rain is expected in the state, including around Waco, and flooding is anticipated downriver from Kerr county. People have posted on Facebook asking for any information about their children, nieces and nephews attending one of the many camps in the area. 23 children from Camp Mystic, a private Christian summer camp for girls, were unaccounted for of 750 who were staying there at the time. Donald Trump has been informed of the situation and responded: “Whatever we need, we can have”
9m ago 09.40 BST Teams have conducted dozens of rescues as the emergency response continued. The state senator Pete Flores said: “We are in search-and-rescue mode, and we know that these first 24 hours are very important.” As of Friday night, emergency personnel had rescued or evacuated 237 people, including 167 by helicopter, Reuters reports. More rain is expected in the state, including around Waco, and flooding is anticipated downriver from Kerr county. View image in fullscreen Search and Rescue teams in Comfort, Texas. Photograph: Eric Vryn/Getty Images Share
22m ago 09.28 BST People have posted on Facebook asking for any information about their children, nieces and nephews attending one of the many camps in the area, or family members who had gone camping during the holiday weekend. The Ingram fire department posted a photo of a statement from Camp Mystic, saying the camp experienced “catastrophic level floods”. “We are working with search and rescue currently,” the camp said in its communication. “The highway has washed away so we are struggling to get more help. Please continue to pray and send any help if you have contacts to do so.” Share
50m ago 08.59 BST Dalton Rice, city manager for Kerrville, the county seat, told reporters the extreme flooding struck with little to no advance warning, precluding authorities from issuing any evacuation orders. “This happened very quickly, over a very short period of time, that could not be predicted, even with the radar,” Rice said. “This happened within less than a two-hour span.” Share
1h ago 08.49 BST At a news conference on Friday afternoon, Texas lieutenant governor Dan Patrick said 23 children from Camp Mystic, a private Christian summer camp for girls, were unaccounted for of 750 who were staying there at the time. He asked people to stay away from the area, saying the Texas division of emergency management had 14 helicopters and hundreds of emergency workers involved in search-and-rescue operations.” Patrick said Donald Trump had been informed of the situation and responded: “Whatever we need, we can have.” A hundred troopers would also take part in the search and rescue, a Texas official said.
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