The floods that have affected the center-south of the American State of Texas caused a huge flood of the Guadalupe River and have caused the death of at least 29 people, including nine children, and dozens of missing, including, including 27 girls that attended the Mystic camp in Kerr County.
“This is a tragic event. Will cause a large number of victims“The director of the Texas Public Security Department anticipated the press on Friday, Freeman F. Martinregarding floods.
According to the authorities, at least 850 people have been rescuedwhile efforts continue to locate those that have not yet been found.
Local authorities reported that floods, which have especially affected Kerr county, have caused the death of at least 29 personas, Among them nine children.
The County Police has described the “catastrophic situation” And he said that more victims are expected, since being a summer holiday, on July 4, the US Independence Day, many people had moved to the area to camp next to the river
Also, near 850 people have been rescued or evacuated due to the devastating consequences of the storm, according to statements by Major General Thomas M. Solazer in a press conference, while the rescue tasks in which more than 500 troops, 14 helicopters and several vessels continue.
Texas Vice Governor Dan Patrick, has reported that 27 girls continue missing After the flood of the Christian Summer Camp ‘Camp Mystic’, where others 750 minors managed to be evacuated.
Before the river flood, those responsible for the center requested emergency air assistance from the authorities, indicated that about twenty minors still did not locate and warned that some Camp cabins They seemed to have stayed flooded and even razed.
Three of the fatalities They were girls between eight and nine who were in the camp during floods.
Although meteorologists had warned about the possibility of floods, they recognize that They failed to anticipate the devastating magnitude of the phenomenon. Kerr County judge, Rob Kelly, said Friday that “nobody knew that an flood of this magnitude was coming” and added that the county does not have an alert system.
The cause of the storms were the exceptional atmospheric conditionslike the high temperatures of the ocean, which promoted intense moisture columns from the Gulf of Mexico to Texas areas that, for a long time, are considered especially vulnerable to sudden floods.
The American National Meteorological Service has reported that between the night of July 3 and the morning of 4 they accumulated More than 30 centimeters of rainwhich raised the flow of Guadalupe, near Hunt, to its second highest registered level, with 9.9 meters high. The prognosis that the regional authorities had received on Wednesday only foresaw rainfall between 7 and 15 centimeters.
The US president, Donald Trumphas echoed the news and has described the floods of Texas as “terrible”, while assuring federal support to assume the consequences.
“It’s terrible. Floods? Is shocking. They still don’t know how many people have passed away, but it seems that some young people have died, “said the president in statements to journalists from the Air Force One.
Along the same lines, Trump has revealed that his government team is already working with the Governor of Texas to deal with this “Terrible situation” And he has reiterated that “they will take care of them” when asked about whether there would be federal help for those affected.
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