According to the authorities, at least 13 people have died in floods in Texas in the south of the United States, others are missing. After the “extremely devastating and fatal” floods, work is currently being made to identify the deceased, the head of administration of the district of Kerr, Rob Kelly, said on Friday. Among the missing people are also children who had participated in a summer camp, but the number of which is unclear.
Dan Patrick, Vicegouseur of Texas, read a statement by Camp Mystic, which was visited by around 700 children. It said that there were floods “catastrophic dimensions”, and told the parents that their child was safe if they had not been notified. He confirmed that twenty children were still missing.
According to the U.S. climate authority NOAA, the level of the Guadalupe River rose from two to nine meters within a few hours on Friday night on Friday. The weather service called on residents near the river to visit higher areas immediately.
District authority manager Kelly continued that there were fall floods like this in the area that is the “most dangerous river valley in the United States”. The flood that had now been made was unexpected. The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, assured the support of “all available forces”.
In Texas, at least ten people were killed in a fall flood in a fall flood in San Antonio, southeast of Kerr.
