Overview

• Search-and-rescue teams have evacuated hundreds of campers from flooded sites along the Guadalupe River, with 10 campers and one counsellor still unaccounted for.
• Petty Officer Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer on his first mission, coordinated triage and led the evacuation of 165 campers under brutal weather conditions.
• Black Hawk helicopters from the Texas National Guard and Air National Guard have conducted multiple airlift missions after roads were submerged by floodwaters.
• President Trump declared a major disaster for Kerr County on July 5, unlocking FEMA and federal resources to support ongoing relief operations.
• State leaders announced plans to install a network of flood-warning sirens by next summer as investigations probe early-warning and preparedness gaps.