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Death Toll in Texas Hill Country Floods Exceeds 50 as Campers Remain Missing

More than 850 people have been rescued by state and federal teams using helicopters and boats in their search for Camp Mystic children still unaccounted for.

Una familia intenta cruzar el río Guadalupe luego de que una inundación repentina azotara la zona, el 5 de julio de 2025, en Ingram, Texas. (AP Foto/Julio Cortez)
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Al menos 29 muertos, 9 de ellos menores, y más de 20 niñas de un campamento desaparecidas por graves inundaciones en Texas
Socorristas revisan las orillas del río Guadalupe en busca de personas arrastradas por las inundaciones en Ingram, Texas, el jueves 4 de julio de 2025. (Michel Fortier/The San Antonio Express-News vía AP)

Overview

  • The confirmed death toll has risen above 50, including at least 15 children, since the Guadalupe River surged eight meters in 45 minutes.
  • Ground and air crews numbering over 500 have deployed helicopters, boats and drones for round-the-clock rescue and evacuation operations.
  • Authorities continue to search for roughly two dozen Camp Mystic attendees who remain unaccounted for after the camp was flooded.
  • Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster across Hill Country and Concho Valley and is coordinating Texas resources with federal support from President Trump.
  • The National Weather Service had issued flood warnings but did not foresee the unprecedented heavy rainfall that caused the flash flooding.