Live updates: Texas flooding rescue efforts, climbing death toll, latest on Camp Mystic

CNN

09-07-2025

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Title: Here's what we learned yesterday about the catastrophic flooding in Central Texas
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More than 110 people have died in the catastrophic flooding in central Texas, according to officials.
In the hard-hit Kerr County, more than 170 people are reported missing, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said yesterday after touring the scenes of destruction.
Now, as search and rescue efforts continue, questions linger about existing warning systems and whether additional preparations could have saved lives.
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At least 161 people are known to be missing in Kerr County as a result of the flood, according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who cited 'combined law enforcement efforts.' #CNN #News
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Title: No one has been found alive in Kerr County since Friday, police officer says
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No one has been found alive since Friday in Kerr County, Texas, as rescuers carry out search operations, Sgt. Jonathan Lamb of the Kerrville Police Department said.
While crews go through the debris and destruction, Lamb said the more time that passes 'it becomes harder and harder to become optimistic.' He said regardless of if it is a rescue to a recovery operation, the goal of responders will stay the same.
'We're going to continue to search and look to try to reunite families, because that's where our focus is; on reuniting families with their missing loved ones and bringing them closure,' Lamb said.
Responding to CNN reporting that officials have known for a couple of days that the number of people missing was much higher than had been publicly disclosed by local authorities, Lamb pointed to the number of RV's camped in the area.
'If nobody reports them missing, if nobody is looking for them, we may not know that they're missing — and that really has been the big challenge for this thing,' Lamb said.
'Getting a handle on exactly how many people we're looking for has been tough,' he added.
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Title: Camp Mystic counselors did not have walkie talkies during flood, source says
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Counselors at Camp Mystic, the youth camp devasted by deadly flash flooding last week, did not have access to walkie talkies in the event of a disaster, according to a person close to the camp.
The owners of the camp and a few leaders in the camp office did have access to communication devices, the source told CNN.
Counselors were given no emergency evacuation training, the source added.
Camp Mystic has a no screen policy and counselors must turn their phones off when they are at work, according to one counselor, Caroline Cutrona. Because of this policy, Cutrona did not get the weather emergency alerts sent out, she previously told CNN's Anderson Cooper.
Despite the lack of communication, many counselors jumped into action by themselves, including several who helped campers escape their cabin, guiding them through chest deep water.
The mother of three of those campers says the counselors saved the lives of her children, calling them heroes.
'Two counselors were in the rapids and one on the dry hill moving the kids from hand to hand,' the mother told CNN. 'A lot of them lost their shoes and then climbed up the rocky hill to safety.'
Once safe, the children cuddled because they were cold and wet as they sang songs and prayed, she said.