The Guadalupe river rises six meters in an hour. Declared the state of natural calamity
At least six confirmed deaths e an unknown number of missing, many of whom are childrendue to a sudden flood that swept away some campsites where they were in progress summer center and scout fields In Texas. The tragedy was caused by the sudden overflow of the Guadalupe river, grown over 6 meters in an hour due to the strong rains.
State officials reported that the abundant rains fell in the night caused catastrophic floods in the central area of Texas. The judge of the County of Kerr, Rob Kelly, said that An unknown number of children has disappeared From the summer camps along the Guadalupe river. Kelly confirmed that at least six people died, but that no information on their identity is available, nor on age or sex. A group of participants in a summer camp is blocked in an area currently not reachable.
Two directors of the Camp Mystic (one of the campsites set up right on the occasion of the holidays of 4 July), Britt and Catie Eastland, launched an alarm, stating that some children have not been found and that Some huts seem to have been flooded and perhaps swept away. They also said that the roads have been flooded and that they urgently need air assistance
“It happened all at night, while people slept in bed,” said Joe Herring, the mayor of Kerrville, a city of 25,000 inhabitants about 100 kilometers from San Antonio. The weather forecast also include abundant rainfall for the next few hours.
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