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Bloomberg
07-07-2025
- Climate
- Bloomberg
Deaths From Texas Floods Exceed 100 With Toll Expected to Rise
By More than 100 people have been confirmed dead in floods that tore through central Texas over the weekend, marking a grim milestone as searchers used boats, dogs and drones to locate victims and authorities debated whether anything more could have been done to prevent the disaster. Confirmed fatalities reached 104, according to the Associated Press, and included 27 children and counselors who had been missing from the Mystic girls' summer camp that sat alongside the Guadalupe River in the heart of the Hill Country, a popular recreation area that's about a two-hour drive west of Austin.
New York Times
06-07-2025
- Climate
- New York Times
Monday Briefing: Floods in Texas Killed nearly 80
Floods in Texas have killed 79 people, including 21 children Hundreds of searchers were combing wide swaths of central Texas yesterday after severe rainfall caused flash flooding on the Guadalupe River. As the death toll climbed to 79, forecasters warned of more rain and possible flash flooding in hard-hit areas. At least 21 of the victims were children. The county sheriff said that 22 of those found dead had not yet been identified, including four children. We have live updates. Eleven campers and one counselor from Camp Mystic, a girls' summer camp, remained missing. About 750 girls were attending the camp this past week. Among the victims were 8-year-old and 9-year-old campers. Here's what we know about some of them. How it unfolded: The first flash-flood warning from torrential rain went out just before midnight on Thursday. At about 4 a.m. Friday, county authorities advised residents and campers to 'seek higher ground now!' after the Guadalupe River had risen 22 feet, or 6 meters, in three hours. Here's why the flooding was so intense. Questions: Crucial positions at the local offices of the National Weather Service were vacant, prompting some experts to question whether staffing shortages made it harder for the agency to coordinate with local emergency managers. Climate: Colossal bursts of rain like the ones that caused the deadly flooding in Texas are becoming more frequent and intense around the globe as the burning of fossil fuels heats the planet, scientists say. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
