Time-lapse video captured the fast-rising Llano River near Kingsland in Texas. The death toll rose to 79 people across six counties after catastrophic flooding hit the state.
Video shows fast-moving floodwaters in Georgetown, Texas on Friday
Video filmed on Friday shows high, fast moving waters in Georgetown after heavy rains fell quickly in the predawn hours in the Texas Hill Country causing deadly flash floods.
Photos, videos capture devastation caused by \’catastrophic\’ floods in Texas
A day after flooding rains rapidly overwhelmed the Guadalupe River and sent deadly floodwaters through a swath of central Texas, authorities said hundreds of people had been saved from the danger but many remained missing – and the death toll continued to rise, USA TODAY reported.
At least 43 people were killed – 28 adults and 15 children, Sheriff Larry Leitha said.
An additional 27 children who were at Camp Mystic in western Kerr County are still missing, Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice said at a Saturday morning news briefing, adding that there is an unknown number of total people missing from the area.
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Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice told USA TODAY he had been jogging along the Guadalupe River trail at 3:30 a.m. and saw only light rain with no signs of trouble. But by 5 a.m., emergency calls started coming in as the river began rising. Rice and the local fire chief rushed to a nearby park to survey the scene.
“Within an hour and a half, [the river] had already risen over 25 feet,” Rice said. “Within a matter of minutes, it was up to 29 feet.”
In a nearby area near Bergheim, Texas, the Guadalupe River climbed even more dramatically, rising 40 feet in just three hours.
The floodwaters swept through Camp Mystic, a private Christian camp along the river where more than 750 girls were gathered. The camp’s dormitories were left covered in mud, debris and water damage, with bunk beds caked in dirt and blankets soaked and tossed about. The aftermath shows the sudden force of the flood, which swept through sleeping quarters and scattered belongings.
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Twenty campers remain missing on Saturday eveningas rescue teams move through debris-filled floodwaters, searching the area.
Officials have evacuated more than 850 people from the Guadalupe River corridor and surrounding communities, according to USA TODAY.
Scenes of the devastation capture the swollen river overflowing its banks, with trees and infrastructure submerged beneath murky, rushing floodwaters.
Kerr County is one of 15 counties included in a disaster declaration issued by Texas Governor Greg Abbott as rescue response continues.
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Austin-Travis County EMS has responded to about two dozen water rescues as a flooding emergency is unfolding in western Travis County.
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At least three deaths have been reported in Travis County after torrential downpours caused widespread flooding in Central Texas on Friday night into Saturday morning.
Travis County spokesman Hector Nieto confirmed three deaths in Travis County, with the discovery of a body in the Briarcliff area in western Travis County.
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KERRVILLE, Texas– As a deadly “flood wave” swept through Kerr County, Texas, on the Fourth of July, miles and miles of damage were left behind.
The Guadalupe River surge measured 20 feet in just an hour at Kerrville and nearly 27 feet in Comfort, Texas in just 45 minutes. The surge took the river from normal levels to historic levels not seen in nearly a century before many had time to react.
Photos and videos in the day since the flood have shown just how far the destruction runs.
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Catastrophic Flooding Leaves At Least 27 Dead, Dozens Missing As \’Deadly Flood Wave\’ Swept Central Texas
At least 27 people have died, Kerr County officials said Saturday. The death toll is expected to continue to rise.
FOX Weather Meteorologist Bayne Froney reported in Kerrville, where a lot of the damage happened:
Photos showed the high waters of the Guadalupe River on Friday, with trees broken along the river\’s edge.
Floodwaters pushed mud and debris downstream.
Entire homes were swept away near the river.
All that was left behind were concrete pads where the home\’s foundation stood.
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Residents desperately await news that their missing loved ones have been found alive.
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Dozens of people are still missing. Including 27 girls who were attending Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp along the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas.
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An RV park was washed away, video from Kerrville showed.
\’This used to be a campground,” X user DavidEReal4 said in the video. “All those RVs are down river.”
In a Saturday press conference, Kerr County Sheriff said more than 850 evacuations had happened since Friday.
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“People need to know today will be a hard day,” Kerville Mayor Joe Herring Jr. said. “Please pray for our community.”
Kerr County officials said search and rescue hasn\’t stopped since the floods began.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a disaster declaration for Kerr and several other counties in Texas Hill Country.
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Officials in Texas said that dozens of people were killed after catastrophic flash floods swept through Central Texas during a surge of the Guadalupe River. Those officials also say that dozens of children from a nearby summer camp have gone missing after floodwaters swept through. NBC News’ Ryan Chandler reports from hard-hit Kerrville, Texas.
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