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CNN
37 minutes ago
- CNN
Children's camps were located in areas known to be at high risk of flooding
Storms HurricanesFacebookTweetLink Follow The waterways in Texas Hill Country have carved paths over the centuries through the granite and limestone, shaping the rocky peaks and valleys that make the region so breathtaking. When too much rain falls for the ground to absorb, it runs downhill, pulled by gravity into streams, creeks and rivers. The rain fills the waterways beyond their banks, and the excess overflows in predictable patterns that follow the terrain. Governments and waterway managers know what will flood first and who will be threatened when a truly historic rain event takes place. Several of the camps along the Guadalupe River and its tributaries sustained damage early July 4. Many of them are in areas known to flood. The Federal Emergency Management Agency maintains a database of flood zones throughout the country. It maps the regulatory floodways — the places that will flood first and are most dangerous — and the areas that will flood in extreme events. The Guadalupe River flood was a 1-in-100-year event, meaning it has about a 1% chance of happening in any given year. Extreme flooding is happening more frequently as the world warms and the atmosphere is able to hold more moisture. Texas has already seen multiple dangerous flooding events this year, and the United States overall saw a record number of flash flood emergencies last year. More than an entire summer's worth of rain fell in some spots in central Texas in just a few hours early on the Fourth of July, quickly overwhelming dry soils and creating significant flash flooding. Central Texas is currently home to some of the worst drought in the United States and bone-dry soils flood very quickly. Camp Mystic is a nondenominational Christian summer camp for girls in western Kerr County. The camp is located at a dangerous confluence of the South Fork Guadalupe River and Cypress Creek, where flood waters converged. Camp Mystic has two sites, both of which overlap with either the floodway or areas the federal government has determined have a 1% or 0.2% annual chance of flooding. Officials have not shared how many of the Camp Mystic girls perished in the floods. At least 10 girls and one counselor remain missing as of Sunday evening. Ten minutes north on the South Fork is Camp La Junta, a boys camp. Some of Camp La Junta's property also coincides with areas known to flood, though several of its buildings are located in the lower-risk zone, or outside the flood zones entirely. Wyndham Etheridge, a 14-year-old at Camp La Junta in Hunt, Texas, told CNN's Fredricka Whitfield he woke up to people from all over the camp coming to 'seek refuge' at his cabin. They stayed there, fearing the strong floodwaters could sweep them away. As the water rose, they climbed into the loft of their cabin to escape, but it wasn't safe, Etheridge said. 'So at some point we just decided … we could go to bed for a little bit, but then we woke up again to more water,' he said. Etheridge's parents were among the lucky who received word that their child was safe and could be picked up. 'All those boys were pretty traumatized,' said Amy Etheridge, Wyndham's mother. Everyone at Camp La Junta has been safe and accounted for, the camp announced Friday.
Yahoo
37 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Death toll rises in Texas floods, Trump plans visit
STORY: The death toll from devastating floods in Texas reached at least 78 on Sunday, including 28 children. Among the worst impacts were felt at Camp Mystic, a nearly century-old Christian girls camp, where around 700 children were in residence at the time of the flooding. Reuters visited the site on Saturday. Mud lines inside this cabin indicated that water there just a day prior had risen at least six feet from the floor. As of Sunday, the search for 10 missing campers and one counselor was ongoing. That's according to the sheriff of Kerr County, the location of the camp and where the worst flooding occurred. :: July 4, 2025 :: City of Kerrville, TX The inundation came when the nearby Guadalupe River broke its banks after torrential rain fell in the central Texas area on Friday. Heavier-than-forecast downpours dumped up to 15 inches of rain across the region, and rapidly drove the river as high as 29 feet. Officials said on Saturday that more than 850 people had been rescued, including some clinging to trees. Hundreds of volunteers flocked to central Texas on Sunday to help with the search and rescue effort. 'Seeing all the devastation and the trees and the clothing, the random bits of flotsam floating around the river really hits home. You know how many people are affected by this. The depth of the tragedy and the destruction that we're all going through right now. So that gives quite a somber feeling to just be out here, seeing it in person rather than just on the news.' :: File Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said a "moderate" flood watch issued on Thursday by the National Weather Service had not accurately predicted the extreme rainfall. She said the Trump administration was working to upgrade the system. :: July 4, 2025 :: Patrick Keely Trump's administration has overseen thousands of job cuts from the National Weather Service's parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Former NOAA director Rick Spinrad said he did not know if those staff cuts factored into the lack of advance warning. But he said they would inevitably degrade the agency's ability to deliver accurate and timely forecasts. Trump pushed back when asked on Sunday if the cuts had played a role. Reporter: 'Are you investigating whether some of the cuts to the federal government left key vacancies at the National Weather Service or the emergency coordination? Trump: 'They didn't. I'll tell you, if you look at that, that…what a situation that all is and that was really the Biden set up. That was not our set up. But I wouldn't blame Biden for it either. I would just say this is a 100 year catastrophe and it's just so horrible to watch.' Trump also sent his condolences to the victims and said he would likely visit the area on Friday.
CNN
2 hours ago
- CNN
How floods in Texas turned deadly
How floods in Texas turned deadly CNN's Ed Lavandera reports on the ground in Texas after months-worth of torrential rain triggered deadly floods. How did the devastation unfold? 00:42 - Source: CNN Mangled debris shows force of Texas flash floods Barbed wire and mangled trees among the debris scattered for miles, search and rescue workers in Texas face the grueling, slow challenge of holding out hope for any survivors or remains following Friday's flash floods. CNN's Isabel Rosales is in Center Point to give a first-hand look at the challenges volunteers are facing. 00:59 - Source: CNN Group of friends search for survivors Search efforts are underway in Hunt, Texas, to find survivors outside of Camp Mystic. Brooks Holzhausen, with the volunteer group 300 Justice, spoke to CNN detailing the collaboration with state and local law enforcement to help bring missing people home. 01:05 - Source: CNN Timelapse video shows speed of floodwater rising in Texas A timelapse video captured on Friday shows how quickly floodwaters rose along the Llano River in Kingsland, Texas – a town about 95 miles northeast of Camp Mystic. The video, which was sped up, shows the water rush in and rise along the river in the span of 30 minutes. 00:31 - Source: CNN Man describes escaping Airbnb during Texas flash flooding Ricky Gonzalez and a dozen friends were staying at an Airbnb when one of them were awoken by their dog pawing at the door. When they opened the curtain, one of their vehicles was already being swept away. 01:16 - Source: CNN See flood aftermath at Camp Mystic in Texas Authorities are still racing to find victims in central Texas, including 27 people from Camp Mystic, a girls summer camp in Kerr County, where the Guadalupe River rose more than 20 feet in less than two hours during torrential rains that triggered flash flooding in parts of the state. 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