At least 50 people have died in floods in Texas, including no fewer than 15 children. About twenty people are missing. The new figure, which worsens the previous toll, was provided by the authorities. The tragedy was caused by the very heavy torrential rains that began on Friday .
In Kerr County alone, 43 people have died. Sheriff Larry Lethia said 27 girls out of about 750 people at a Christian girls' summer camp on the Guadalupe River were still missing after the flood . The owner and director of Camp Mystic also died, according to the Kerrville website, as did the manager of another nearby camp.
Four more people died in Travis County due to flooding, as well as two in Burnet County and one in Tom Green County, local authorities said. Texas State Department Emergency Management Director Nim Kidd said several rescue teams were searching the Guadalupe River for survivors and bodies . “We will continue to search until all the missing people are found,” he said.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared a state of natural disaster and requested additional resources from the US federal government. "The Trump Administration is working with state and local authorities in Texas to respond to the tragic floods," the message from the President of the United States on Truth. "The Secretary of Homeland Security will be in the state shortly. Melania and I are praying for all the families affected by this horrible tragedy."
(Online Union)