Over 160 people remain missing after the deadly flash floods hit Texas during the July Fourth weekend, killing over 100, said Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday.
The count of unaccounted people in the Texas floods has nearly tripled since last quoted on Sunday, when Governor Abbott said that 41 people were unaccounted for across the state and more could be missing. The number of missing people counted has increased since Texas officials established a hotline for families to report their missing loved ones.
Most of the people reported missing are from Kerr County, who were believed to have visited the Hill Country during the holiday and had not checked into hotels or registered at camps, Abbott said during a press briefing.
Search operations are underway with crews deploying heavy machinery to clear tangled trees, dislodge boulders from riverbanks, and sift through piles of debris, reported AP.
Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp, reported the saddest loss, where at least 27 campers and counselors lost their lives. Situated at Guadalupe River’s low-lying areas, home to numerous youth camps and campgrounds, was among the hardest-hit.
"We have been in communication with local and state authorities who are tirelessly deploying extensive resources to search for our missing girls," the camp said in a statement posted on its website.
Meteorologist Bob Henson from Yale Climate Connections notes that this tragedy marks the most fatal inland flooding event in the US since the Big Thompson Canyon flood in Colorado on July 31, 1976, which claimed the lives of 144 individuals during the state's centennial celebrations.
The count of unaccounted people in the Texas floods has nearly tripled since last quoted on Sunday, when Governor Abbott said that 41 people were unaccounted for across the state and more could be missing. The number of missing people counted has increased since Texas officials established a hotline for families to report their missing loved ones.
Most of the people reported missing are from Kerr County, who were believed to have visited the Hill Country during the holiday and had not checked into hotels or registered at camps, Abbott said during a press briefing.
Search operations are underway with crews deploying heavy machinery to clear tangled trees, dislodge boulders from riverbanks, and sift through piles of debris, reported AP.
Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp, reported the saddest loss, where at least 27 campers and counselors lost their lives. Situated at Guadalupe River’s low-lying areas, home to numerous youth camps and campgrounds, was among the hardest-hit.
"We have been in communication with local and state authorities who are tirelessly deploying extensive resources to search for our missing girls," the camp said in a statement posted on its website.
Meteorologist Bob Henson from Yale Climate Connections notes that this tragedy marks the most fatal inland flooding event in the US since the Big Thompson Canyon flood in Colorado on July 31, 1976, which claimed the lives of 144 individuals during the state's centennial celebrations.
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