Texas Floods: Search for Victims Expands After Deadly July 4th Storms

Devastation from Rapid Flooding

• ⚠️ Scenes of devastation are evident across Texas, with homes swept away and cars submerged due to fast-moving floods.
• ⚡ Waters rose an astonishing 26 feet in less than an hour on July 4th, catching many residents asleep.
• 🌊 The Lano River's rapid rise was captured in time-lapse video, illustrating the force of nature experienced.

Camp Mystic Disaster

• 🏕️ The Guadalupe River floods tore through Camp Mystic, impacting 750 girls spending the holiday weekend.
• 💔 Tragically, among the dead are recent high school graduate and camp counselor Khloe Childris, and campers Sarah Marsh and Janie Hunt, aged eight and nine.
• 😥 The loss of these young lives is described as every parent's nightmare and has deeply affected the state.

Expanded Search and Rescue Operations

• 🔍 The search for victims has expanded from Kerr County to Comal County, covering a 100-mile search area.
• 🚁 Hundreds of first responders from 20 different agencies are actively searching for dozens of people still missing.
• 🙏 Officials are seeking volunteers to assist in search and rescue operations to find any survivors and bodies.