Months‘ worth of rainfall fell within just a few hours in Texas‘ Hill Country on Friday, killing at least 27 people.
As rescue and reunification operations continue, the identities of victims in the deadly flooding in Texas‘ Hill Country have been released by their families.
Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice told reporters during a press conference on Saturday morning that 27 people are dead, 18 of them adults and nine children.
„Six adults and 1 child are currently unidentified“, an updated post on Facebook from the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office said. „Our thoughts and prayers are with the deceased and their loved ones. We are working hard to locate anyone who is still missing and ensure they are safe.“
It is unclear exactly how many people are missing, but more than 20 campers are believed to be missing from Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp, Rice said.Why It Matters
Months‘ worth of rainfall fell within just a few hours in Texas‘ Hill Country on Friday, overwhelming riverfront communities and forcing emergency teams to evacuate children’s summer camps threatened by rising water.
In central Kerr County, up to 10 inches of rain inundated the area overnight, causing the Guadalupe River to swell rapidly and overflow its banks, sparking widespread flash flooding.
Thousands of personnel have been deployed in a 24/7 operations to rescue those swept away by the floods along the river.
The area devastated by the floods sits about 60 miles northwest of San Antonio.
At least 850 uninjured people and eight injured people have been rescued as of Saturday morning, according to a post from the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office.Who Are the Victims?
At least one girl from Camp Mystic, 9-year-old Janie Hunt, has died, CNN reported, citing a message from the girl’s mother sent to the outlet.
