At least 24 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to “catastrophic” flooding, the sheriff said.
At least 24 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to “catastrophic” flooding, the sheriff said.
Children are among the dead, according to a state official.
At least 24 people are dead after heavy rain lashed Texas, leading to “catastrophic” flooding.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said emergency responders remained in a search and rescue posture, hours after the flooding along the Guadalupe River inundated nearby areas.
“So many people have been swept up into an extraordinary catastrophe,” Abbott said, asking for prayers for residents.
Children are among the dead, and about 23 campers from a summer camp in the area, Camp Mystic, were unaccounted for, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at a earlier news conference.
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Jul 04, 2025, 11:25 PM EDT
Forecast ‘did not predict the amount of rain that we saw’ official says
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Number of people unaccounted for after Texas flooding remains unknown
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Jul 04, 2025, 10:31 PM EDT
Here’s how the news is developing.
47 minutes ago
Texas flood deaths ‘shocking,’ Trump says
President Donald Trump described the flooding in Texas and subsequent deaths as “terrible,” adding that he’s working with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to coordinate possible federal aid and to mitigate the damage.
“They don’t know the answer yet as to how many people, but it looks like some young people have died,” Trump said Friday on Air Force One, referring to the deaths as “shocking.”
Asked if the federal government will send federal aid, the president replied, “Oh yeah, we’ll take care of it. We’re working with the governor.”
-ABC News’ Emily Chang
Jul 04, 2025, 11:25 PM EDT
Forecast ‘did not predict the amount of rain that we saw’ official says
A Texas official said the forecast provided by the National Weather Service underestimated the amount of rain that lashed central Texas before devastating flooding.
Nim Kidd, the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, said the original forecast received on Wednesday from the weather service predicted 3 to 6 inches of rain in the Concho Valley and 4 to 8 inches of rain in the Hill Country.
The state emergency operations center began daily briefings Thursday on the potential for flooding.
“But listen, everybody got the forecast from the National Weather Service, right?” Kidd said during a news conference Friday, adding, “It did not predict the amount of rain that we saw.”
Jul 04, 2025, 11:09 PM EDT
237 rescued amid Texas flooding, official says
Helicopters, rescue swimmers and tactical military vehicles have all been put to use to help rescue and evacuate residents of central Texas stranded by floodwaters.
Overall, first responders rescued or evacuated 237 people — and 167 of those were by helicopter, said Maj. Gen. Thomas Suelzer, the head of the state’s National Guard, speaking during a Friday evening news conference.
Gov. Greg Abbott said crews remain in a search and rescue posture Friday night and will continue to work through the night.
Jul 04, 2025, 10:42 PM EDT
Number of people unaccounted for after Texas flooding remains unknown
The number of people unaccounted for after devastating flooding in central Texas remains unknown, officials said.
Speaking at a news conference, Kerr County Sheriff Larry L. Leitha said officials do not yet know how many people are unaccounted for.
“It was a holiday weekend here,” Leitha said. “We have a lot of campers here, and we do not know that number at this time.”
He said up to 25 campers with Camp Mystic, a girls’ camp along the Guadalupe River, remained unaccounted for.
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