Overview

• At least 94 people have been confirmed dead and search teams are still looking for missing campers at Camp Mystic after the Guadalupe River surged nearly nine metres in hours.
• President Trump signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, unlocking FEMA aid and deploying U.S. Coast Guard helicopters and Texas National Guard assets for rescue operations.
• Rescuers have carried out more than 850 missions using helicopters, boats and drones to reach stranded residents and campers.
• Officials have launched a full review of Kerr County’s flood-warning systems after acknowledging the area lacked a local alarm network despite failed funding efforts since 2018.
• National Weather Service meteorologists stress that flood watches and flash flood warnings were issued more than three hours before the river crested and that recent staffing cuts did not affect warning services.