Overview

• At least 27 people, including nine children, have died after the Guadalupe River surged nearly eight meters in under an hour.
• At least 25 scout girls from Camp Mystic remain unaccounted for as total missing climbs above 20.
• Broken hydrometric sensors and the absence of a local flood-alert system left campers unaware of the overnight inundation.
• Rescuers face impassable roads and high water that have forced reliance on National Guard helicopters and boats.
• Governor Greg Abbott has activated state and federal agencies, including FEMA and the National Guard, under emergency declarations to support ongoing search and relief operations.