The death toll from the catastrophic floods that hit central Texas has risen to 59, while dozens of people are still being sought. Among the missing are 27 girls from the Mystic summer camp
Texas flood death toll has risen to 59, and the county's deputy governor, Dan Patrick, has warned there will be more.
As AP reports, competent services and rescuers are searching for a large number of people who are missing.
According to Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leith, 27 girls who were on vacation at Camp Mystic are among the missing.
Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice said a large number of people are feared missing.
"We're looking at this two ways: The known number of missing is 27. We can't say how many more could be missing because we just don't know," Rice said at a press conference, CNN reported.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered agencies searching for the missing to do so on the assumption that each of the missing is still alive. He previously declared a state of emergency due to the flood in central Texas.
Heavy rains, which fell in record amounts in some parts of the region in just a few hours, caused flash floods in the Guadalupe River.
The director of the Hart O'd Hills children's camp was killed in the floods in Texas
Jane Ragsdale, director and co-owner of the Hart O'd Hills Girls Camp in Hunt, Texas, was killed in the catastrophic flooding that hit the area ahead of the July 4th holiday, the camp announced today.
According to the camp's website, Ragsdale was the "heart and soul" of the camp, reports CNN.
"We have been informed that Jane Ragsdale did not survive," the camp said in a statement, adding that they mourn the loss of a woman who touched countless lives and was the epitome of strength and power. Most of those who were in the camp have been found and are on high ground, according to the statement.
In Kerr County, Texas, more than 230 people have been rescued or evacuated so far, authorities said.
The governor of Texas has declared a state of emergency due to flooding
Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency today due to floods in the central part of the country in which 24 people died and more than 20 are missing, and US President Donald Trump called the floods "terrible" and promised federal aid.
A state of emergency has been declared in several Central Texas counties, including Bandera, Comal, Concho, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimball, Llano, Mason, McCullough, Menard, Reeves, San Saba and Tom Green counties, CNN writes.
Abbott said the districts will get "unfettered access to all the resources, strategies and personnel" that Texas can provide.
"We will do everything we have to help," the governor said.
Source: Tanjug
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