The number of fatalities in the floods in the American national state of Texas continues to increase. It is now known that at least 50 people died in the floods. There are still 27 girls from a summer camp.
From Saturday evening, 15 children and 28 adults were among the fatalities in Kerr County, who have not yet been identified. In addition, 4 dead were reported in Burnet County 3 and Travis County, as the American media reported, with reference to regional administration. Another person died in Kendall County.
27 girls from a summer camp are still missing, said Kerrville’s administration head, Dalton Rice, during a press conference on Saturday evening. There may be other missing people.
Residents have saved themselves on trees
The entire size of the disaster is unclear. More than 850 people were saved unharmed, there were eight injuries, as the authorities said on Saturday morning. Residents had saved themselves on trees not to be taken away by the floods.
“Destastrop Sturdles”
In the early Friday morning the area had started to rain heavily. According to the authorities, it is not unusual in the area that is popular for summer camps that rivers cross the banks. However, the dimension was unusual. The Guadalupe river rose almost eight meters in the early morning in a very short time, Vice-Gouverneur said Patrick. We were talking about a “disastrous stream of waterfalls”. Many thought of a similar stream of waterfalls in the 1980s. It also rained on Saturday.
The floods destroyed the infrastructure, electricity pylons fell. The situation was confusing, according to the information there was no electricity and no internet. TV photos showed how cars were torn, trees were uprooted, houses were under water.
Day of prayer
The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, called a day of prayer in the state for this Sunday. US President Donald Trump placed Truth Social on Saturday morning: “Melania and I pray for all families affected by this terrible tragedy.” And: “God bless the families, and God blessing Texas!” Minister of Homeland Protection Kristi Nom came to Texas and promised more help.
Source: Krone
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