Texas floods latest: Over 160 missing and at least 109 dead as full scale of the disaster becomes clear
The death toll from the Texas flooding disaster reached at least 109 victims on Tuesday, though 161 are still known to be missing, state governor Greg Abbott said.
“Know this: we will not stop until every missing person is accounted for,” he told reporters at a press conference. “There could very likely be more people added to the list.”
The majority of the flooding victims were killed in Kerr County after the Guadalupe River rose almost 24 feet in under an hour early on July 4, carrying off vehicles, RVs and lifting buildings from their foundations.
Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp on the riverbank, confirmed 27 girls and staff members had been killed with five campers and one counselor still missing. Hundreds of emergency responders continued to search through debris with the flood’s footprint stretching more than 100km.
Earlier, Donald Trump confirmed that he and First Lady Melania Trump intend to visit the disaster site in Kerr County on Friday, but said they didn’t “want to get in anyone’s way.”
“That’s what happens – a president goes and everyone is focused [on them] – I don’t want anyone to focus on us,” he said, adding that the situation was “tragic.”
