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Texas Flood Death Toll Rises to 78 as Rescue Operations Intensify

Federal teams have mobilized under a major disaster declaration to support intense search and rescue efforts, with forecasters warning of further storms in Central Texas

Community members visit Louise Hays Park in Kerrville to look at the damage left behind by the deadly Fourth of July flood in Kerr County on July5, 2025.
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Overview

  • At least 68 people have died in Kerr County, including 28 children, and another 10 fatalities elsewhere bring the statewide toll to 78, with 41 people still unaccounted for.
  • Search crews are focusing on Camp Mystic, where 10 campers and one counsellor remain missing after the Guadalupe River surged more than 20 feet in under two hours.
  • President Trump approved a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, unlocking federal aid through FEMA and deploying the U.S. Coast Guard to bolster the local response.
  • The U.S. Coast Guard has saved or assisted at least 223 people, and the Texas National Guard along with the Division of Emergency Management are conducting ongoing evacuations and searches.
  • Governor Greg Abbott has urged residents to prepare for life-threatening storms over the next 24 to 48 hours as flash flood watches remain in effect across the Hill Country.