Texas Flood flood: desperate search for girls in the summer camp where floods are killed 24 | Texas
What we know yet
5 am in Texas and the search for survivors continues. This is what we know so far:
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at least 24 people died and Up to 25 people Missing Guadalobi River In Texas on Friday.
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Rescue teams Looking for people who were attending Christian girls Sufi camp Summer camp outside the city of Kurville 104 km (64 miles) Northwest San Antonio.
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As of Friday night, emergency personnel were She was saved or evacuated 237 people, including 167 By helicopters, Reuters reports.
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the Texas It was the Department of Emergency Management 14 helicopters and Hundreds of emergency workersBesides Done aircraftParticipate in searches and rescue.
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A Heavy rains for the month of the month It fell within hours. In less than an hour, the river rose 26 feet (7.9 meters) in the so -called CARE County County Office.
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The floods swept Mobile homesand Vehicles and Holiday cabin Where people were spending the weekend on July 4, BBC said.
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A Emergency It was announced in many provinces.
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Talk to journalists on the Air Force on Friday, US President Donald Trump He said: “We will take care of them,” when he was asked about it Federal aid For disaster.
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Kiir Rob Cell County JudgeThe best elected local official said that a disaster of this size was unexpected. “We had no reason to believe that this would be like what happened here,” he said. “Nothing at all.”
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More rain It is expected in the state, including it WakuAnd the flood is expected to descend from Care County.
Main events
Multiple warnings of floods were announced in the area surrounding the Guadalobi River.
The national weather service for Austin and San Antonio said that the warnings were in the surrounding areas Maksini town and Lockhart CityAnd both sit to northeastern San Antonio.
I issued an additional warning to Georgetown CityWho sits to the north of Austin.
Vice President “deaths” says an incomprehensible tragedy.
US Vice President JD Vance described the deaths of the floods in Texas as a “incomprehensible tragedy”.
It is known that at least 24 people died after the Guadalobi River exploded early on Friday, while more than 20 others are still missing.
Vans wrote: “The heart of our nation is separated from the victims in Texas and their families.” In a statement On social media. “Just an incomprehensible tragedy.
“I hope everyone who is affected know that they are in the prayers of my family and millions of Americans.”
He also shared the prayer: “The eternal comfort grant for them, O Lord,
Let the permanent light shine on them.
“You may leave the souls of all believers,
“By the mercy of God, rest in peace.”
Austin Dixon, CEO of the Community Foundation in Texas Hill CountryWhich collects donations to help non -profit organizations that respond to the disaster, the affected area is known as the “Flash Flash Owner” due to the delicate soil layer of the hills.
“When it rains, the water does not sleep to the soil,” Dixon told Associated Press. “It rushes to the bottom of the hill.”
The river tourism industry is a major part of the Hill Control economy. Dickson said that the well -known summer camps of a century bring children from all over the country.
He added: “It is generally a very quiet river with a truly beautiful blue water that has been attracted to generations.”
More rain expected on Saturday and Sunday – predictors experts
More rain The predictors said it was expected to be Saturday and Sunday.
The flood hour was upgraded to a warning overnight on Friday for at least 30,000 people, according to Associated Press reports.
Texas, Lieutenant, Goff Dan Patrick, said that the possibility of heavy rains has been covered and covered a large area.
“Everything has been done to give them heads that could suffer from heavy rains, and we are not completely sure of the place where it will start,” Patrick said.
“It is clear when the darkness became last night, we got to the first morning of the hours, when the storm started in zero.”
“We do not have a warning system,” said Kiir Rob Kelly province, chief official in the province.
When she was pushed to the reason why more precautions were not taken, Kelly said that no one knows this type of flood is coming.
Jason Rooney, from the national weather service, said that the slow storm that it holds in the middle of Texas is expected to bring more rains on Saturday, with the possibility of pockets of heavy rains and more floods.
He said that the threat may continue overnight until Sunday morning.
Here are some drone shots that It shows the extent of the flood in Texas.
Melania Trump provides sympathy for parents affected by floods
Melania Trump He expressed sympathy for the parents of children affected by the floods in Texas.
in After x I wrote:
My heart goes out to the parents in Texas during this difficult time. I carry you in my thoughts and send prayers for strength, comfort and flexibility.
Pictures of CARE province show Texas some of the destruction caused by floods in the regions along the Guadalpe River.
Life -threatening floods ” – officials continue
The national service of Austin and San Antonio said that the dangerous floods that threaten life and heavy rains continue in parts of Texas.
in A statement on social mediaThe service said that the most affected provinces were Burn, Weston, West, and northwest of Travis, all of which are sitting in the region to the northeast of the Guadloop River.
The statement said: “The emergency is still a flash flood for these areas,” the statement said. “Look for a higher land if it is near a creek or stream.”
What caused floods?
The floods came after the Guadloop River, which passes through an area of southern Texas, exploded its banks after heavy rains.
The officials said the river rose 26 feet (8m) in just 45 minutes.
Dalton Rice, the city’s nearby director, told reporters that the floods were hit before dawn and “during a very short period of time, unpredictable”.
“This happened in less than two hours,” he said.
Wallio Nim Kid, director of the Emergency Management Department in Texas, said that the weather forecast “did not predict the amount of rain we saw.”
Below is a map showing the flood site.
In the BBC shots, Mayor’s mayor Joe Hering He said earlier:
We will save those who are at risk and we will find those who are missing.
I will also ask, please pray for our society.
This is a difficult day and there will be difficult days to come.
Here are some pictures coming to us on the wires.
CNN is reports on residents Kurvilleand Texas, Those who were forced to flee for their lives during sudden floods.
“We had to lead on the live power lines out from here because the only way we could go is underwater,” Kandis Taylor told CNN Affiliate Kens:
Zeric Baldwin Keynes told: “If you have grown on my truck or something like that, I would have gone … The water came very quickly. If I stay, you will not even know what was hit.”
Here are some shots of floods in Texas.