Overview
- Latest figures report 52 fatalities and about 27 campers still unaccounted for at Camp Mystic as search enters its third day.
- A multi-agency response—including the Texas National Guard, US Coast Guard, FEMA, local deputies and volunteers—has carried out over 850 rescues.
- Governor Greg Abbott’s disaster declarations have unlocked state funding and mobilized additional resources for relief and recovery efforts.
- Officials warn slow-moving storms could deliver up to 10 more inches of rain and have extended flash flood watches from San Antonio to Waco.
- Criticism of the region’s lack of an early-warning system and underestimated rainfall forecasts has fueled calls for upgraded monitoring infrastructure in Flash Flood Alley.