Hundreds of rescuers are desperately looking for over 30 missing, in Texasafter torrential rains that caused the devastating flooding who claimed the lives of at least 51 people, including 15 children.
The total number of missing is not yet clear, but officials argue that Over 30 of them are girls who was at the camp at Camp Mystic, a Christian Camp of Youth Located along the Guadalupe River – who overflowed – In Kerr County in Texas, the area affected more than the deadly floods.
River level rose up over 6 meters in less than two hours During the night at the start of the July 4 holidays.
The Camp Mystica Christian female camp with a history of almost a century, Hosted 700 underage girls At the time the flood broke out, according to Texas’s anti -government, Dan Patrick.
One of the girls in the camp, the 9 -year -old René Samistrla, confirmed that were among the dead by her uncle.
‘René found And, although it wasn’t the result we were praying, communicating with social media probably helped the first correspondents to recognize it quickly, “9 -year -old’s uncle wrote Son Salta on Facebook. ‘We are grateful that She was with her friends and she had a great time».
Fist in the stomach It is the photographic material released by the area, which shows the serious disasters and the agony of survivors and relatives who they hope to find their loved ones.
WATCH: With a drizzle falling on Camp Mystic, the flood-ravaged Christian summer camp on the Guadalupe River in Texas, a father navigates the debris in search of his eight-year-old daughter.
“My daughter was here,” he says, examining a stone-walled cabin with shattered windows,… pic.twitter.com/lRMIKM0SUV
— Daily Tribune (@tribunephl) July 6, 2025
Another camp also female in the area, Heart O ‘The Hills, told her website that the co -owner Jane Ragsdale died in the floodbut no other camp member was with her, as everything was done among the sessions of executives.
Researchers used helicopters, boats and drones to seek victims and rescue people who were trapped in trees and from camps excluded from the huge volume of water.
Authorities stated that approximately 850 people rescuedwith more than 1,700 people to participate in the research business and rescue.
Wow…this is breathtakingly terrifying.
New timelapse shows how the Llano River in Texas flooded.
Over the course of 120 seconds, what was land became river.pic.twitter.com/HNE1BqWlPN
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 5, 2025
The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbottpledged that the authorities would work 24 hours a day And he said investigations are being carried out in new areas as the water recedes. In fact, he declared the Sunday day of prayer for the state.
Pictures from camp exhibition halls, sown with mud and water, with blankets, mattresses, teddy bears and other mud -covered objects.
Meteorologists have warn Since then, Central Texas may face more floods this weekend, as he was projected yesterday for rainfall of up to 12 cm.
‘Everyone in the camp we prayed’
Remaining at a higher point, 13 -year -old Stella Thomson was safe from the offensive waters of the flood, but he declares overwhelmed For those who lost their lives or are ignored.
“I think as long as that was happening, I felt a numbness. To say it loudly makes me realize what really happened and how bad things are, “the 13 -year -old said.
My heart is broken and hurting for the people in Kerr County, Texas.
These images and videos bring me back to the morning Hurricane Helene hit us in Western North Carolina.
Nothing can prepare you for this.
My whole heart is hurting for all of you,pic.twitter.com/n5u6seDi2a
– Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) July 4, 2025
A few days after her parents left her to launch a long -awaited July period in Camp Mystic, Thompson is now working on the incident and floods that have destroyed her favorite camp, but also claiming life for other camps.
Stella remembers that at the time the heavy rainfall broke out on the side of Lake Sipsi when the storms woke up all the children in the house where she was staying, which at some point stayed and electric.
Said the waters of Lake Cypress «they swelled»They were filled with mud from overflow, but none of the campers with whom they were together knew what was happening on the other side of the river.
Their home was at a higher point and far from the Guadalupe River, and only when they began to hell helicopters, the 13 -year -old realized that something was not going well. “I think that uncertainty is the one that really shocked“, Stella said.
NOW: The State of Texas has deployed a TON of air, land, & water rescue assets to Kerr County, where children were swept up in the flood waters
And they HAVE been making successful rescues, thankfully.
Texas has been handling this operation MASTERFULLY, especially given the… pic.twitter.com/eso1bw8CHw
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 5, 2025
Some of the missing Texas girls rescued. pic.twitter.com/dH5fjQsmUX
– Doreen Linder (@Dorlinder) July 5, 2025
At some point the camp officials told them to pick up clothes from their suitcasesSo that consultants can give dry clothes to the other campers, and later told them to prepare for the arrival of campers on the other side of Guadalupe in their cabins, but the plans were constantly changing.
In the end, her cabin was informed that camps on the other side had evacuated Due to the flood and realized that the big helicopters who were looking at girls were still having no idea about the size of disaster.
“Finally, when we learned these news, we were all a bit hysterical and all the camp prayed much and were terrified – But not for our own fate but for the rest, “said 13 -year -old Thompson.
#BREAKING: Texas Parks and Wildlife have released footage from a helicopter of the Guadalupe River after the flooding…
…I have no words
The footage coming out of Texas looks so much like what happened here during Hurricane Helene.
So awful.pic.twitter.com/9TqiVVFHVE
– Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) July 5, 2025
The flooding has reached the San Gabriel river in Georgetown, Texas.
I pass by this river almost every day & it’s so sad to see the damage and loss of life this catastrophe has caused.
Praying for everybody to be safe. Reach out if my team and I can help with supplies and/or… pic.twitter.com/q5fSko3Ka7
– Valentina Gomez (@Valentinaforusa) July 5, 2025
Worried about those on the other side only when they arrived military lorries To evacuate their side late Friday night, Stella and those on Lake Cypress saw the disaster as they left the camp.
Described that he saw huge trees uprootedvehicles, trunks and girls’ clothes thrown to trees and first correspondents looking in the water for corpses and survivors.
Over 27 people including 9 children have died during the Texas Floods. Praying for all the victims and their families. Praying for the 23 young girls who are still missing and the first responders who are doing everything the can to find and save them. pic.twitter.com/QhGoaXOmt8
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) July 5, 2025
As many parents ask for desperately To find out where their daughters are, unfortunately, the mother of 9 -year -old Camp Mystic member Janie Hunt confirmed that her daughter too died because of the floods.