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CNN
5 days ago
- CNN
Death toll in Texas flooding surpasses 100 as search and rescue enters 5th day
Update: Date: 11 min ago Title: 21-year-old killed in Texas flooding had been staying at a cabin with her friends, who are still missing Content: Joyce Catherine Badon, 21, was found dead following the devastating floods in Hunt, Texas, her father told CNN. Ty Badon said his daughter's body was found Monday after several days of searching. 'My only ask is to please keep praying for me, Kellye, and our son Nick as we live our lives without Joyce Catherine being with us here on Earth,' he told CNN. In an interview with CNN's Ed Lavandera on Saturday, Ty Badon said Joyce Catherine was staying with friends at a cabin when the flooding hit early Friday morning. He said she was on the phone with her friend's father who owns the cabin and told him the others had been 'washed away' by floodwaters. 'Then a few seconds later, the phone went dead … we presume that she got washed away as well,' he said. Badon traveled more than 350 miles from Beaumont to Hunt to help search for his daughter and three of her friends, all of whom went missing on Friday. Update: Date: 11 min ago Title: Everybody was asleep when flood warnings were issued, Texas flood survivor recalls Content: A woman who was rescued by her neighbor during the deadly flash flooding in Texas told CNN some alerts came through to her phone, but waters rose rapidly in the dark of night, which made it difficult to react. Leigh-Anne Aiken whose home was located along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, said the only flood alert she noticed was from 1:40 a.m. 'To be honest, this was in the hours that I was asleep and there have been so frequent these different types of flood warnings, that I didn't really register that,' Aiken told CNN's John Vause. 'I couldn't tell you honestly if it was a warning or a watch.' Meanwhile, the water was rising while everybody was asleep, she said. 'It was pitch dark. The power was out. We're in the water. If I hadn't already been living on the property for some time … and been familiar with it. I would have been swept away because I wouldn't know which way to go,' she said. Aiken said she kept hearing loud noises from the storm and when she put her feet on the ground around 5 a.m., she was already in ankle deep in water. She quickly called her neighbor and told him water had entered her cabin. 'And he came right away. By the time he got to me, which wasn't long, and I had grabbed one of my dogs and he grabbed my larger dog, the water was already rising up to our knees, probably, when we walked out of my cabin and went up to his (cabin), which was higher ground. But within 15 minutes from my cabin into his and with the dogs elevated the the water was from the ankle to the waist.' Update: Date: 1 hr 5 min ago Title: Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says sirens could have saved lives Content: Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said lives might have been saved if flood warning sirens had been installed along the Guadalupe River, calling for such systems to be in place by next summer. 'Had we had sirens along this area, up and down…that would have blown very loudly, it's possible that that would have saved some of these lives,' Patrick told Fox News on Monday. Patrick added that if the state can't afford such sirens, 'then the state will step up.' 'We need to have these in place by the next summer, when the next season comes when people are floating down the river,' Patrick said. His comments come as local officials face questions about whether officials could have done more to avert the tragedy. In recent years, multiple efforts in Kerr County to build a more substantial flood warning system have faltered or been abandoned due to budget concerns, leaving the epicenter of this weekend's floods without emergency sirens that could have warned residents about the rising waters. Update: Date: 1 hr 12 min ago Title: In Pictures: Vigil in San Antonio honors victims of devastating Texas floods Content: Update: Date: 1 hr 24 min ago Title: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will hold a news conference today Content: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will hold a news conference at 6 p.m. ET in Kerrville on the state's response to the flood devastation, according to a news release from the governor's office. Abbott will also receive a briefing on the state's response. Prior to the briefing and news conference, he and Dustin Burrows, speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, will take an aerial tour to survey the damages caused by the floods and visit Camp Mystic. Abbott said Monday that more than 20 state agencies are responding to flooding across Texas. Additionally, 1,750 personnel and more than 975 vehicles and other assets have been deployed, the governor said in a statement. Tactical and law enforcement personnel from the Department of Public Safety are also assisting, the governor said. Update: Date: 31 min ago Title: Where the death toll stands as rescue crews continue search efforts Content: At least 104 people have died in flooding in Texas, according to local officials across the region. It comes as rescue crews are still searching for dozens of missing people. Here's a breakdown by county: Update: Date: 1 hr 25 min ago Title: Drier weather expected in central Texas today through the end of the week Content: The forecast in central Texas looks like it will be much drier today than the past several days. A handful of showers and thunderstorms could dot the region this afternoon, but these storms aren't likely to present much of a flood threat. A similar setup is possible Wednesday. Thursday and Friday should be dry and mostly sunny in the region. Despite the region forecast to finally dry out, some rivers may rise even after the rain fully stops. The Llano River has risen several feet since yesterday morning and was nearly at minor flood stage by the mid-afternoon. The San Saba River is forecast to hit minor flood stage this afternoon. Much of the Guadalupe River has returned back closer to normal levels and is not currently forecast to flood again in the coming days. Update: Date: 1 hr 26 min ago Title: Questions remain as Texas communities and families reel from catastrophic flooding Content: As officials in central Texas search for the people still missing after devastating flooding last week and over the weekend, the emergency response to the extreme weather has left many unanswered questions. More than 100 people were killed in the rapidly-rising water. Here are some of the questions: Update: Date: 43 min ago Title: Former NOAA administrator explains how local officials get critical forecasts and warnings Content: During extreme weather, it is critical for meteorologists to ensure their forecasts and information about alerts are delivered to local emergency management personnel so they can warn people on the ground, one former administrator said. It's 'what a lot of people call the last mile,' Richard Spinrad, former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration administrator, told CNN. This, he said, is where there might have been a communication breakdown during the fast-moving flooding in Texas that started Thursday night and killed more than 100 people. Though officials are still working to figure out exactly what happened in Texas, Spinrad said typically a 'warning coordination meteorologist' is in direct communication with local emergency personnel and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. That person makes sure messages from federal agencies are received by the right people, he said. 'This message said it was considerable and catastrophic impact, so somebody needed to receive that message. Somebody needed to confirm receipt, and somebody needed to be there to consult with with regard to next actions taken,' Spinrad said. Spinrad, who led NOAA during the Biden administration, compared these kind of emergency alerts to moments when a tornado about to touch down rather than warnings about an impending hurricane. Having multiple different types of warning systems is important, he said. 'When a tornado is bearing down, you'll get that wireless emergency alert and in many towns and localities, there will also be a siren system which emergency authorities have access to. So you want to do everything in your capacity,' he said. About the Texas alerts: The two Texas National Weather Service offices most closely involved in forecasting and warning about the flooding on the Guadalupe River — Austin-San Antonio and San Angelo — are missing some key staff members due to Trump administration cuts, but still issued a slew of watches and warnings about the flood danger.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
Parents Confirm Daughter's Body Has Been Found After Texas Floods as Heartbreaking Final Text to Family Is Revealed
A 21-year-old woman who went missing amid the Texas flood disaster sent one last text message to her family before she disappeared Joyce Catherine Badon, who was staying with college friends when the flood struck in Hunt, Texas, said "we're being washed away" before her phone "went dead" according to the leader of a search team "We pray that all four of them are still alive," said Joyce's father Ty Badon to CNNThe body of a 21-year-old woman who sent one final text message to her family before she was washed away in a Texas flood has been found. Joyce Catherine Badon, 21, was trapped at a house along the Guadalupe River, which flooded amid torrential rain on Friday, July 4, according to Agence France-Presse. Dad Ty Badon previously told CNN that Joyce was staying with a group of college friends when the flood struck. On Monday, July 7, he confirmed to NBC News that she had been found dead. Joyce's mother Kellye Badon also shared a message about their "lovely" daughter on her Facebook page. "God showed us the way we should go this morning!" Kellye wrote. "We found our lovely daughter who blessed us for 21 years! We pray to be able to find her three friends soon. Thanks to EVERYONE for the prayers and support. God is good!" Her mom did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. Louis Deppe, the leader of a group of volunteers who were searching for Joyce, told the AFP the house where she was staying 'collapsed' around 4 a.m. local time on Friday. Before she disappeared, the woman sent one final text message. 'On her cellphone, the last message [her family] got was 'we're being washed away' and the phone went dead," Deppe told the news agency. Also missing from her friend group are Ella Cahill, Aidan Heartfield and Reese Manchaca, according to the Beaumont Enterprise and 12 News Now. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Ty previously told CNN that the group was staying at a house owned by Aiden's dad, who was on the phone with his child as the disaster struck. "Aidan said, 'Hey I've got to go, I've got to help Ella and Reese ... they just got washed away,' and then a few seconds later the phone just went dead, and that's all we know," Ty explained. Tina Hambly, the 55-year-old mother of Joyce's best friend and roommate, helped with the search for the college friends using a kayak oar to poke at branches and other debris. "We're doing a seven-mile stretch, and there's seven teams and we're doing a mile apiece,' Hambly told the AFP, 'so just kind of dividing and conquering, trying to find any four of them or anyone.' She added, 'But, you know, we are friends and families and frankly, some strangers have shown up.' More than 90 people have died as a result of the flooding in Central Texas, according to NBC News. To learn how to help support the victims and recovery efforts from the Texas floods, click here. Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Daily Mail
Texas dad reveals truly horrific discovery he made while calling out missing daughter's name after floods
A Texas father has spoken about the harrowing moment he discovered a little boy's dead body as he searched for his own daughter in the aftermath of the horrific floods. Ty Badon was scouring the epicenter of the carnage in the rural town of Hunt over the weekend when he stumbled across the boy, who is one of at least 80 victims. 'My son and I were walking, and what I thought was a mannequin... it was a little boy, about eight or 10 years old, and he was dead,' Badon told CNN. The anguished father said he was searching for his 21-year-old daughter, Joyce Catherine, and his voice broke at the end of the interview as he asked for prayers. Badon said the last time anyone had contact with his daughter was on July 4, when the floods hit, as she spoke on the phone along with three of her friends. The group of four were staying in a cabin owned by another parent in the picturesque community, which sits around 120 miles west of Austin, Texas. Badon, a Beaumont resident, said his daughter told the owner of the cabin that two of the group had been washed away while she was on the phone. 'A few seconds later, the phone went dead, and that's all we know,' Badon said. The group of four were staying in a cabin owned by another parent in the picturesque community of Hunt (pictured after the flood), which sits around 120 miles west of Austin, Texas 'We presume that she got washed away as well. If you go back to where the house is, it's not a good sight.' Badon said the house the group were staying in is 'no longer there'. 'We pray that all four of them are still alive. They're all missing,' he said. His daughter is among dozens of people who are still missing, including 27 children, after the Guadalupe River rose more than 26 feet in just 45 minutes during the early hours of July 4, sending a wall of water over several communities in Kerr County. Governor Greg Abbott said Sunday that there were 41 people confirmed to be unaccounted for across the state and more could be missing. Hundreds of young girls at Camp Mystic, Christian summer camp on the banks of the river, and many people were on vacation in the rural area for the July Fourth weekend. Pictured: A volunteer searches for survivors in a home that was lifted off its foundation and slammed into a tree during the devastating floods of the Guadalupe River in Kerrville Residents have started questioning why officials did not warn them about the floods until 1.18pm on July 3 - the day they began - and framed them as only 'moderate' storms. The National Weather Service escalated the alert to a flash flood warning at 1am Friday, followed by a more serious Flash Flood Emergency by 4.30am. But by this point, water was already pouring into families' homes. Many Texans have blamed the slow updates as part of the reason the floods have been so deadly. The National Weather Service fired around 600 people in recent months as part of Donald Trump's sweeping cuts to federal services. It had recently begun the process of hiring 100 new employees. Trump has also proposed cuts to FEMA and NOAA, federal agencies which conduct climate research and help prepare states for natural disasters. The Texas Hill Country in the central part of the state is naturally prone to flash flooding due to the dry dirt-packed areas where the soil lets rain skid along the surface of the landscape instead of soaking it up. Friday's flash floods started with a particularly bad storm that dropped most of its 12 inches of rain in the dark early morning hours. Survivors have described the floods as a 'pitch black wall of death' and said they received no emergency warnings. Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, who lives along the Guadalupe River, said Saturday that 'nobody saw this coming.' Various officials have referred to it as a '100-year-flood,' meaning that the water levels were highly unlikely based on the historical record. Though it's hard to connect specific storms to a warming planet so soon after they occur, meteorologists say that a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture and allow severe storms to dump even more rain.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
Distraught Dad Says He Found the Body of a ‘Little Boy' While Calling Out His Missing Daughter's Name amid Texas Floods
Ty Badon, the father of missing 21-year-old Joyce Badon, said that he was searching an area of Hunt, Texas, when he found a young boy's body amid the flooding of Guadalupe River The distraught dad said the boy was about '8 or 10 years old" The death toll in the region has reached at least 79 peopleA father who is searching for his adult daughter amid the flooding of Texas' Guadalupe River made a horrible discovery. Ty Badon, the father of missing 21-year-old Joyce Badon, told CNN on July 5 that he was calling out his daughter's name when they discovered the body of a child as they were searching an area of Hunt, Texas. 'My son and I were walking and I thought it was a mannequin. It was a little boy, 8 or 10 years old, and he was dead,' said Ty, the dad of one of four college-aged friends who were believed to have been swept away in the floodwaters on July 3. 'We were just walking, doing the same thing we were doing when we stumbled across him,' he added. 'Hopefully we can find our children, my daughter and her friends alive.' His daughter's group of college friends, who were staying in a cabin along the river, included Ella Cahill, Aidan Heartfield and Reese Manchaca, according to the Beaumont Enterprise and 12 News Now. "It's been four o'clock yesterday morning that we were told that they were on the phone with Aidan's dad, who they own the house where they were," Ty told CNN, adding that the house "is no longer there." "Aidan said, 'Hey I've got to go, I've got to help Ella and Reese ... they just got washed away,' and then a few seconds later the phone just went dead, and that's all we know," the 21-year-old's father said, recalling his last contact with the group. "We pray that all four of them are still alive," Ty continued, sharing that authorities presume all four young adults were washed away in the flood. "All four are missing. They're still missing." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Flooding in the Guadalupe River caused it to reach its second-highest height ever, ABC News reported. The area received at least 10 inches of rain, per San Antonio outlet KSAT, and several counties are reporting a death toll, including Kerr, Travis, Burnet and Kendall, per KXAN. Kerr County, which is approximately 50 miles northwest of San Antonio, has been hit especially hard by the floods. The city of Kerrville declared a state of emergency due to the floods, while Hunt (also in Kerr County) experienced more than six inches of rain in three hours on Friday, which is a "1-in-100-year event" in the region, according to CNN. CNN reported that the flooded region experienced "more than an entire summer's worth of rain" in a matter of hours. The death toll in the region had reached at least 79 people as of Sunday, July 6, according to the Associated Press, as first responders continue search and rescue operations. By Sunday morning, 11 campers and a counselor from Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' camp nestled in Texas Hill Country, were still unaccounted for, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said. To learn how to help support the victims and recovery efforts from the Texas floods, click here. Read the original article on People
The Citizen
7 days ago
- Climate
- The Citizen
Texas floods: Dozens dead, girls swept away from summer camp still missing
Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared today a day of prayer for those impacted by the devastating floods that swept through Central Texas in the United States over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. At the time of publishing, at least 51 people had been declared dead, including 15 children. Watch: Man describes search for daughter. Video: CNN @cnn Searching for his 21-year-old daughter and her friends, who have been missing since flash floods swelled through parts of Texas on Friday, Ty Badon tells CNN's Ed Lavandera that he's praying for their survival as he continues to scour the area they were last believed to be near. #CNN #News #Texas #TexasFlood ♬ original sound – CNN While the number of people missing is not yet known, officials have said that 27 of them are girls who were attending Camp Mystic, a Christian youth camp located along the River Guadalupe in Kerr County, the area worst affected by the flood. Today I visited Camp Mystic. It, and the river running beside it, were horrendously ravaged in ways unlike I've seen in any natural disaster. The height the rushing water reached to the top of cabins was shocking. We won't stop until we find every girl who was in those cabins. — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) July 6, 2025 According to The Guardian, the river rose more than 20 feet (about 6m) in less than two hours overnight into the July 4 holiday. 'Searchers used helicopters, boats and drones to look for victims and to rescue people stranded in trees and from camps isolated by washed-out roads. Authorities said about 850 people had been rescued,' The Guardian said earlier today. Yesterday, during a press conference, Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 15 counties affected by the severe weather event, including Bandera, Coke, Comal, Concho, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Reeves, San Saba and Tom Green. Additional counties may be added. He said Texas remains in search-and-rescue mode and assured local officials that the State of Texas will provide all necessary resources to help locate and account for every missing person. Air rescue missions like this are being done around the clock. We will not stop until everyone is accounted for. — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) July 4, 2025 Watch: A father of three who sacrificed himself to save his family from the Texas flash floods told them: 'I'm sorry, I'm not going to make it. I love y'all.' Video: MetroUK @metrouk A father of three who sacrificed himself to save his family from the Texas flash floods told them, 'I'm sorry, I'm not going to make it. I love y'all.' Julian Ryan, 27, died after the Guadalupe River in central Texas rose 30 feet and flooded into his family's home. Ryan's fiancée, Christina Wilson, said she and her family had been sleeping when the water in their home rose to knee-level in '20 minutes'. 'We ran back into the room and we started calling 911, but the water just kept coming. We had no choice but to get out,' she said. In a bid to save his family, Ryan punched a window to help his partner, three children, and his mum reach the roof – but sliced open his arm in the process. Ryan severed an artery and nearly cut his arm off. Emergency responders weren't able to reach the family in time, and he died of his injuries hours later. #texas #texasfloods #flashflood #worldnews ♬ Very Sad – Enchan On Friday, the Texas Division of Emergency Management increased the readiness level of the Texas State Emergency Operations Centre to Level II (escalated response) and activated additional state emergency response resources as portions of West and Central Texas prepared for continued heavy rainfall and flash flooding threats. BBC reported today that 'the first hint of the devastation to come appeared on Thursday morning as rain and thunderstorms soaked several central Texas counties'. Watch: Man rescues dog during deadly floods. Video: Fox News So sad! Pray for the families who lost their little ones! Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape – Orange County Register — Steven The MangoMan (@coconutman51) July 6, 2025 There are no words for how terrible this is: Texas floods latest: Search for missing continues after children among dozens killed — Marion Fairweather (@Mapwgf) July 6, 2025 Texas flash floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape .. Rescuers scoured a devastated central Texas landscape of mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate survivors,… — Papa Hemingway (@PopHemingway) July 6, 2025 Floods hit Western and Eastern Cape too South Africa has also suffered devastating floods. In Cape Town, almost 4 000 people, mostly from informal areas, have been displaced as floodwaters damaged homes. This morning, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that the Provincial Disaster Management Centre remains on high alert. He said residents of informal settlements in Langa, Masicendani and Strandfontein had been affected – more than 137 dwellings and around 470 people were impacted, and humanitarian aid and assessments are ongoing. Yesterday, he reported that flooding was reported in Burundi (Mfuleni), with 112 structures and 119 people affected; Zola, Oliver Tambo, Khayelitsha, Sweethome, The Ark, Island in Makhaza, with 200 homes affected in each area and Rockfall. @GiftoftheGivers Responds as Floods Devastate Cape Town Communities. Heavy rains, strong winds, and flooding have severely affected parts of the Western Cape, with Cape Town among the worst hit. Hundreds of homes in low-lying areas like Mfuleni, Khayelitsha, and Langa have been… — BackaBuddy NPC (@backabuddy) July 6, 2025 Severe winter weather continues to batter the Western Cape, prompting the Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC) to remain on high alert as heavy rain: — Cape {town} Etc (@CapeTownEtc) July 5, 2025 Today, Overstrand Municipal Manager Dean O'Neill said the Overstrand Joint Operational Centre remains operational, and no major incidents were reported overnight from towns within the Overstrand area. Early morning rain and hail caused flooding in low-lying areas. 'There are ongoing calls for assistance from residents in Zwelihle, where teams are currently on the ground,' he said. All major roads remain open, but there are rocks and mud on the road surface. Motorists are advised to avoid driving through moving or deep water. In the Eastern Cape, the provincial government has intensified efforts to co-ordinate disaster relief and recovery measures following devastating floods that have impacted the province, particularly in the OR Tambo and Amathole districts. In a statement on Friday, the provincial government said a multidisciplinary team led by the Office of the Premier, supported by the departments of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Human Settlements, Health, Home Affairs, the South African Social Security Agency and affected local municipalities, has been deployed since the disaster began. A provincial joint operations centre has been activated to streamline disaster response. On Friday, the official death toll stood at 103, including 32 children. Breaking news at your fingertips… Follow Caxton Network News on Facebook and join our WhatsApp channel. Nuus wat saakmaak. Volg Caxton Netwerk-nuus op Facebook en sluit aan by ons WhatsApp-kanaal. 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