Texas Flash Floods Leave Over 100 Dead
More than 100 people have been confirmed dead after flash floods ripped through central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend, with dozens still missing. The Guadalupe River surged nearly 27 feet in under an hour, swallowing parts of Kerr County, including Camp Mystic, a Christian girls’ summer camp, where at least 27 campers and staff were killed. Ten girls and one counselor remain unaccounted for.
Search and rescue teams, including over 1,000 volunteers, are still combing the wreckage. Survivors described the scene as a "pitch black wall of death" that struck while most were asleep. Homes were torn from foundations, and cabins were gutted by the water. Camp Mystic’s co-owner, Richard Eastland, died while trying to save children.
Officials are facing tough questions about why early warnings weren't enough. While the National Weather Service issued alerts, many say they got no warning at all. Some locals are now calling for flood sirens - something Kerr County has debated but never funded. “Nobody saw this coming,” said City Manager Dalton Rice, though past reports had warned the area was at high risk for severe flooding.
President Trump, who plans to visit the area Friday, has called the event a “100-year catastrophe.” As rain continues to fall, and rare flash flood warnings remain in effect, families and volunteers press on in the search, hoping for miracles and demanding accountability.
