The devastating floods hit the center of Texas with a tragic balance of 59 victims. Among the missing are 27 girls from the summer camp, which was devastated by unusually intense rain.
The number of flood victims that hit several districts in the central part of the US state Texas on Friday increased to at least 59. Texas Vice -Governor Dan Patrick said it on Sunday, AFP said.
Most of the victims were reported before the Kerr district, where at least 43 people lost their lives. There are 15 children and 28 adults, while five children and 12 adults have not yet been identified.
One person died in Kendall district, four people died in the Travis district and at least four people and at least four people. A 62-year-old woman died in San Angelo, whose body was found, according to a local police, “several blocks” from her flooded car.
Girls from camp are still missing
The devastating floods in the area northwest of the Texas City of San Antonio caused a storm, during which a few months of precipitation fell in a short time. As a result, the level of the Guadalupe River increased by less than eight meters in less than an hour.
There are still missing 27 girls from the summer Christian camp Camp Mystic, where there were approximately 750 girls at the time of the disaster. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the camp was devastated in a way he had never seen in any natural disaster.
Pope Leo XIV also expressed their condolences to the victims of the devastating floods in Texas on Sunday. “I would like to express my sincere condolences to all the families who have lost their loved ones, especially the daughters who were in the summer camp. We pray for them,” the Pope said after the prayer of the Angel of the Lord.
The White House on Sunday announced that President Donald Trump would provide the state of Texas with “all available resources” to cope with the consequences of floods.
