It’s a scene that looks like something from a nightmare. On Saturday, rescuers continued the desperate search along flooded riverbanks in Texas Hill Country, combing through mangled trees and turning over rocks all in hopes of finding over two dozen missing children and others swept away by a brutal wall of water.
At least 32 people are confirmed dead after Friday’s flash flood, including 14 children. Among the missing are 27 girls from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp that sat directly in the flood’s path. Authorities have not released a total number of how many are still unaccounted for.
The disaster struck before dawn on Friday, when a powerful and fast-moving storm caused the river to rise a staggering 26 feet in just 45 minutes. Entire homes and vehicles were ripped away. The scenes left behind are heartbreaking: pieces of furniture tangled in trees, camp gear scattered across mud-soaked fields, and families searching for any sign of their loved ones.
The weather only made matters worse. On Saturday, heavy rains continued to pound the area around San Antonio, with flash flood warnings still in place. Emergency crews using helicopters, boats, and drones worked nonstop, rescuing stranded people from trees and isolated camps cut off by washed-out roads.
“We will not stop until we find everyone who is missing,” said Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Department of Emergency Management, during a press conference Saturday afternoon.
As the community holds its breath, hoping for more survivors to be found, Texas faces one of its deadliest natural disasters in recent history a painful reminder of how quickly nature can turn from peaceful to perilous.
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