Flash Floods In Texas Guadalupe River Killed Dozens Of People, Dozens Of Missing Girls From Camp

Screenshots of the floods in the Caadalupe River. (Doc. Instagram/@texas_hillcountry)

JAKARTA - Heavy rains that hit southern Texas (United States) caused flash floods, resulting in at least 13 deaths and 20 girls from Camp Mystic in Kerr County still missing, Fox News reported Saturday, July 7.

Camp Mystic officials said a large flood in the Guadalupe River had swept the highway and caused the resting place to be powerless, water, or internet.

Meanwhile, according to a NBC News report, at a press conference Friday afternoon local time, Texas Governor, Dan Patrick, confirmed that the girl's "20s" from Camp Mystic was still missing, then estimated the figure to be around 23 people. At a separate press conference in Kerr County, Sheriff Larry L. Leitha Jr. confirmed 13 casualties without providing further details, but warned that the number could increase.

Patrick explained that several victims, including children, had been found, "some in cars that were swept away by the upstream current." He added, "We don't know where the bodies came from," without ruling out the possibility that some of them came from camps.

"This is a mass victim incident," said Total Martin, Texas's Director of Public Security.

Photographs from the scene of the incident showed severe damage from the anger of the Guadalupe River, with fallen trees and debris strewn across Kerrville, Texas.

Massive search and rescue efforts are underway. Patrick mentioned that 18 helicopters and 400 to 500 rescue workers participated in the mission. Several individuals have even been rescued from the trees where they survived the flood.

The main focus right now is to find dozens of missing children from Camp Mystic and continue to make rescue efforts amid challenging conditions.