Overview

• Officials report nearly 80 confirmed fatalities after the Guadalupe River surged eight meters in under an hour on July 4, inundating Camp Mystic and nearby communities.
• About a dozen girls remain missing from the roughly 750 participants at the Christian summer camp as search teams scour riverbanks and wooded areas.
• More than 500 rescuers, supported by 14 helicopters, the Texas National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard, are conducting round-the-clock search and rescue operations.
• Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of natural disaster to unlock federal and state resources, and President Trump plans to visit the hardest-hit areas on Friday.
• Persistent flood warnings remain as forecasters caution over further rain, renewing scrutiny of recent forecasting cuts and calls for stronger flood resilience in a warming climate.