UAE expresses solidarity with Texas flood victims
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs extended sympathy to the families of the victims, as well as the people and government of the US.
At least 79 people were killed, and 27 children remain missing after heavy rain and deadly flooding hit the southern US state over the weekend, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp continued and fears of more flooding prompted evacuations of volunteer responders.
President Donald Trump sent his condolences to the victims and said he would probably visit the area on Friday.
"It's a horrible thing that took place, absolutely horrible. So we say, God bless all of the people that have gone through so much, and God bless, God bless the state of Texas," he told reporters as he left New Jersey.
Among the most devastating impacts of the flooding occurred at Camp Mystic summer camp, a nearly century-old Christian girls camp where 10 Camp Mystic campers and one counselor were still missing.
The flooding occurred after the nearby Guadalupe River broke its banks after torrential rain fell in the central Texas area on Friday, the U.S. Independence Day holiday.
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