At least 13 people are dead, and more than 20 children are missing from a Christian church camp amid catastrophic flooding in central Texas.
Reports of up to 15 inches of rain have fallen in Kerr County, Texas, since Thursday.
13 people are confirmed dead, and 23 children attending Camp Mystic are unaccounted for.
Camp Mystic is an all-girls Christian summer camp.
Multiple dead, at least 20 children missing after flooding near summer camp pic.twitter.com/MEUrmTQFyc
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HEROS rescuing children in the #GuadalupeRiver floods…
Praying HARD they find and rescue all the missing children, as many camp cabins were washed away. #CampMystic #KerrCounty #Floods pic.twitter.com/DSmpsyOTLx— Muhammad Arshad (@arshadtx) July 4, 2025
CNN reported:
• At least 13 people died in Kerr County, Texas, after severe flooding inundated the area, officials said today. County Sheriff Larry L. Leitha said he expects more fatalities will be reported in the county.
• Separately, Texas Acting Gov. Dan Patrick said around 20 children are unaccounted for at Camp Mystic, which is in Kerr County. He cautioned it “does not mean they are lost.”
• Widespread rainfall of 4 to 8 inches, with some reports of up to 15 inches, has fallen in south-central Texas since late Thursday evening, prompting multiple flash flood emergencies — the most severe form of flood warning.
• More heavy rain is possible into the evening as slow-moving storms stall over the same hard-hit areas.
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