Texas flooding latest: desperate search for survivors after dozens killed and girls at summer camp missing

<p>At least 24 people have died amid torrential rain and dozens of children from Camp Mystic are among those still missing</p><p>We have more from the Associated Press on <strong>Camp Mystic, </strong>the all-girls Christian summer camp from which up to 25 people are missing.</p><p>Chloe Crane, a teacher and former Camp Mystic counsellor, said her heart broke when a fellow teacher shared an email from the camp about the missing girls.</p><p>At least <strong>24 people have died</strong> and <strong>up to 25 people</strong> are missing after torrential rain caused flash floods along the <strong>Guadalupe River</strong> in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/texas">Texas</a> on Friday.</p><p><strong>Rescue teams</strong> are searching for the people who were attending the Christian all-girls <strong>Camp Mystic</strong> summer camp just outside the town of Kerrville 104km (64 miles) <strong>north-west of San Antonio</strong>.</p><p>As of Friday night, emergency personnel had <strong>rescued or evacuated 237 people, including 167</strong> by helicopter, Reuters reports.</p><p>The <strong>Texas</strong> Division of Emergency Management had <strong>14 helicopters</strong> and&nbsp;<strong>hundreds of emergency workers</strong>, as well as <strong>drones</strong>, involved in search-and-rescue operations.</p><p>A <strong>month’s worth of heavy rain</strong> fell in a matter of hours. In less than an hour the river rose 26 feet (7.9m) in what Kerr county sheriff’s office called “catastrophic flooding”.</p><p>The flooding swept away <strong>mobile homes</strong>, <strong>vehicles</strong> and <strong>holiday cabins</strong> where people were spending the 4 July weekend, the BBC said.</p><p>A <strong>state of emergency</strong> has been declared in several counties.</p><p>Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday, <strong>US President Donald Trump</strong> said, “We’ll take care of them,” when asked about <strong>federal aid</strong> for the disaster.</p><p><strong>Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly</strong>, the top local elected official, said a disaster of such magnitude was unforeseen. “We had no reason to believe this was going to be anything like what’s happened here,” he said. “None whatsoever.”</p><p><strong>More rain</strong> is expected in the state, including around <strong>Waco</strong>, and flooding is anticipated downriver from <strong>Kerr county</strong>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jul/05/texas-flooding-latest-news-updates-guadalupe-river-flood-camp-mystic">Continue reading...</a>