Twenty -seven people, including 9 children, have lost their lives, according to the report so far, from the floods in the, while rescue workshops continue to search for survivors, while dozens remain missing at camp.
Kerifi’s sheriff’s office announced that more than 800 people were removed from the flooded area near the Guadalupe River, 137 kilometers north of San Antonio.
“We will not stop until the last people are found,” Sheriff Larry Leitha said during a press conference.
Authorities reported that 237 people have been rescued so far, of which 167 by helicopter.
🚨 AMAZING NEWS: A young girl has been found ALIVE after she was swept downstream 12 MILES here in the Texas Hill Country
She was found hanging onto a tree by first responders.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who declared an emergency in 15 counties affected by the floods, said various government agencies and resources would continue to help local authorities in search of the missing.
“At the moment, we remain in a state of search and rescue,” the commander said.
The missions, Abbott added, “will continue in the dark of the night. They will take place when the sun rises in the morning. They will be unstoppable, with the aim of finding everyone who is missing. “
BREAKING: 20 children are missing in the Texas Hill Country flash flood.
Praying for the best.
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The victims
So far, three of the children who have lost their lives have been identified. This is 8 -year -old René Smastrala, 9 -year -old Jane Hunt and Sarah Mars who were drowned by the rushing waters that flooded the camp.
Among the confirmed victims and the 27 -year -old father, Julian Ryan, who left his last breath trying to save his family.
The 27 -year -old broke a window to help his fiancee, his children and his mother to climb the roof of his home. However, he was hit by an artery. “Sorry I won’t do it, I love you all” were his last words.
Authorities have also identified the director of another camp, Jeff Ramsay and Jane Ragsdale.
Ignored girls by camp
The area hosts many summer camps, but authorities said they were able to identify all the children in other camps.
The Camp Mystic, where 27 children are missing after the catastrophic flood that hit it, is a hundred -year -old Christian summer camp for girls on the banks of the Guadeloup river, near Hand, Texas.
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It has been operating for many generations from the same family since the 1930s and, according to its website, is a place where girls can develop “spiritually” in a “healthy” Christian atmosphere “to develop excellent personal qualities and self -esteem”.
In an email sent to the parents of about 750 campers, Camp Mystic said that if they were not updated directly, their children are safe.
Earlier, the camp had stated that it was helping search and rescue operations, but that it had no electricity, water or Wi-Fi and found it difficult to find more help because a nearby highway was destroyed, according to the New York Times. Social media has been flooded by Camp Mystic parents looking for information about their children.
Parents who have desperate for their loved ones have posted photos of their phones.
A shocking new video shows a bridge being swept away by the San Gabriel River near Joppa in Burnet County, Texas, USA.
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