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  • 7/5/2025
Sudden Floods in Texas

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00:00sudden floods in texas lead to 24 deaths the death toll from sudden floods in the south central
00:12region of texas usa rose to 24 yesterday friday kirk county sheriff larry letha reported the
00:20fatalities on friday earlier reuters reported 13 deaths citing local authorities at that time
00:2723 girls were reported missing from a summer camp dear viewers if you like this news please like it
00:34and share your comments in the comment box the guadalupe river overflowed due to seasonal rain
00:39causing the floods local authorities stated that the summer camp was located near the river
00:45texas lieutenant governor dan patrick mentioned that due to heavy rain the guadalupe river's water
00:51level rose by 26 feet 8 meters in just 45 minutes the u.s national weather service has issued an
00:59emergency flood warning for some areas of kerr county in the texas hill country this area located about
01:0565 miles 105 kilometers northwest of san antonio experienced heavy thunderstorms dalton rice the
01:14city manager of kerrville in kerr county told reporters that the sudden severe flood occurred
01:19before dawn they had no opportunity to give any prior warning the water level of the guadalupe river
01:25rose above the danger mark very quickly rice further added that the entire incident happened in less
01:31than two hours the flood occurred so rapidly that it was not possible to predict it with radar
01:36kerr county sheriff larry letha told reporters in the morning that 13 bodies had been recovered from the
01:42flooded area the death toll could be higher texas lieutenant governor dan patrick earlier stated in a
01:48press briefing that authorities were searching for 23 missing girls more than 700 children were in
01:55several summer camps along the guadalupe river when the flood hit around 4 am other children in the
02:01camps are safe patrick mentioned that due to heavy rain the guadalupe river's water level rose by 26 feet
02:088 meters in just 45 minutes 14 helicopters and 12 drones have been deployed for rescue operations
02:16hundreds of rescuers are assisting people stranded on trees and those swept away by the strong currents of
02:22the rivers
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