Texas Flooding Aftermath: 121 Dead, 160 Missing One Week Later

Devastating Floods Hit Texas Hill Country

• 🌊 A week after heavy rains triggered flash floods along the Guadalupe River, authorities report at least 121 lives lost across Texas.
• 📌 Currently, 160 people remain missing, with search and recovery efforts ongoing.

Destruction at Blue Oak RV Park

• 💔 The Blue Oak RV Park, a place of happy memories for many families, was left in unimaginable destruction.
• 🚗 Crews on horseback and tow trucks scoured a wooded area, recovering approximately 38 destroyed vehicles.
• 🗣️ The owner described seeing dozens of cars floating with lights on, hearing screams, and witnessing campers banging on windows in the middle of the night.
• 🏠 Cabins were seen smashing into trees, leaving significant scarring, as residents were moved to higher ground.

Personal Accounts of Survival

• 🚪 At Camp Mystic, staff members had to climb to the roof of their cabin for hours after the door broke and water rushed in.
• 🚁 They were eventually airlifted to safety once the water began to recede.

Community Support and Relief Efforts

• 🙏 President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are expected to visit Kerrville to witness the destruction firsthand.
• 🌟 Mattress Mack, along with the community, is offering prayers and support for the victims, calling it a "once in a 100-year flood."
• 💰 A statewide telethon organized by Tegna and its sister stations has raised over $300,000 for flood victims through the Tegna Texas Flood Relief Fund.