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More than 100 killed in Texas floods as search and rescue enters fifth day
We are restarting our live coverage of the devastating Texas floods.
The death toll from the flash floods that struck central Texas on Friday has passed 100 and is expected to rise further as search efforts continue into a fifth day.
At least 84 of the victims – 56 adults and 28 children – died in Kerr County, the worst affected area, where the Guadalupe River rose to critical levels in multiple locations.
And many were in attendance at Camp Mystic, a Christian all-girls’ summer camp that has confirmed that 27 campers and counselors were among those who were killed. At least ten girls and a camp counselor are reported to remain unaccounted for.
Other counties in Texas have reported casualties, including seven deaths in Travis County, six in Kendall, four in Burnet, two in Williamson, and one in Tom Green.
The New York Times and CNN are among the media outlets to be reporting that at least 104 people have been killed across the entire flood zone.
Texas’s governor, Greg Abbott, said that rescuers are continuing to search for dozens of missing people across the state, with over 20 state agencies and 1,750 personnel responding to the floods.
The Guadalupe River rose 26ft (8 meters) in 45 minutes in Friday’s pre-dawn hours, after a downpour north of San Antonio. Much of the water has returned to normal levels.
Stay with us as we bring you the latest updates on the floods throughout the day.
