PRAY: Frantic search for 20 girls missing after flood hits Texas Bible camp
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At least 24 people have now been confirmed dead in Kerr County. Authorities fear the missing girls may have been swept away or are stranded and unable to reach help. Located along the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, Camp Mystic has welcomed generations of campers since 1926. Overnight rainfall totalling 15 to 25 centimetres caused the river to surge more than 6.7 metres in just a few hours, sweeping away cabins and trapping many campers, according to reports. Many of the girls were asleep in their cabins when the floodwaters rose, Business Insider reports. While some were successfully evacuated, others remain unaccounted for. Kerr County officials described the event as “catastrophic” and said emergency services, including helicopter crews, drones, and nearly 500 personnel, are conducting search and rescue operations throughout the region. |