Central Texas Flooding: Death Toll Rises to 109, 161 Missing

Devastating Flooding in Central Texas

• ⚠️ The death toll from devastating floods in Central Texas has risen to 109 people.
• 📌 A significant portion of these fatalities, 94 deaths, are reported in Kerr County.

Missing Persons and Camp Mystic Tragedy

• 💔 Governor Abbott states that 172 people are still missing, with 161 of them in Kerr County.
• 🏕️ Among the missing are five campers and one counselor, Katherine Fuso, from Camp Mystic.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Katherine Fuso's family believes she acted with a fierce and loving spirit to protect the girls.

Governor Abbott's Response and Priorities

• 🚁 Governor Abbott surveyed the damage from the air, emphasizing that finding all missing persons is the top priority.
• 🤝 He pledged that Texas will support the grieving community until the job is finished.
• 🌊 Abbott described the event not as a flash flood, but as a tsunami or a wall of water over three stories high.

Eyewitness Accounts of the Flood

• 👂 One woman recounted hearing screams in the early morning and witnessing water rush in from everywhere when she opened her door.
• 🚤 She and her husband survived by latching onto a boat to reach safety.
• 📉 The number of unaccounted for individuals suggests the full magnitude of the flood's impact is yet to be fully realized.