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Why parents are reeling from Texas flooding at Camp Mystic

Why parents are reeling from Texas flooding at Camp Mystic

As search and rescue efforts press onward Sunday, July 6 in central Texas following the deadly July 4 flash flood, many are feeling grief and anxiety over the devastation wrought on an all-girls camp caught in the deluge. When the flash flood...

Race on to rescue 11 campers still missing in rising Texas floods

Race on to rescue 11 campers still missing in rising Texas floods

Caption: A Camp Mystic sign is seen near the entrance to the establishment along the banks of the Guadalupe River (Credits: AP) Eleven children attending a Christian camp are still missing as the death toll and floodwaters continue to rise in...

Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 70, 11 campers remain missing

Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 70, 11 campers remain missing

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 70 people...

Editorial: Couldn’t stand the weather

Editorial: Couldn’t stand the weather

Published 9:21 pm Sunday, July 6, 2025 Shelby County, like the rest of Alabama in recent weeks, has been hit with a spate of unyielding rain that has dampened spirits and altered many prominent events in the area. The 2025 edition of Pelham...

Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 78, 10 campers remain missing

Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 78, 10 campers remain missing

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 78 people...

Death toll rises to 78, sheriff says 11 campers, camp counsellor are still missing from floods inundating central Texas

Death toll rises to 78, sheriff says 11 campers, camp counsellor are still missing from floods inundating central Texas

Jim Vertuno, Julio Cortez And John Seewer, The Associated Press - Jul 6, 2025 / 2:45 pm | Story: 560118 Photo: The Canadian Press A Sheriff's deputy pauses while combing through the banks of the Guadalupe River near Camp Mystic after a flash flood...

Texas Flash Floods: Death Toll Rises to 79 As Sheriff Larry Leitha Says 10 Campers Remain Missing (Watch Videos)

Texas Flash Floods: Death Toll Rises to 79 As Sheriff Larry Leitha Says 10 Campers Remain Missing (Watch Videos)

Kerrville, July 7: Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 79 people in...

At least 82 people dead, 41 confirmed missing in Texas floods

At least 82 people dead, 41 confirmed missing in Texas floods

1/30 Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 82 people in central Texas....

Search-and-rescue efforts continue in area affected by Texas floods

Search-and-rescue efforts continue in area affected by Texas floods

By the Baptist Paper staff KERRVILLE, Texas (The Baptist Paper) – Search-and-rescue efforts continue in the hill country of Texas where 68 people are dead and more are missing after a catastrophic flash flood July 4. Kerr County Sheriff Larry L....

Texas floods leave 51 dead, 27 girls missing

Texas floods leave 51 dead, 27 girls missing

Rescuers scoured a devastated central Texas landscape of mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate survivors, including 27 girls who have not been seen since their camp was slammed...

Death toll climbs to 81 as flood-ravaged Texas faces more rain

Death toll climbs to 81 as flood-ravaged Texas faces more rain

Authorities on Sunday were in a desperate search to find those still missing after historic flash floods swept across central Texas — including 10 children from a beloved all-girls camp — as the death toll rose and forecasters warned of more rain....

Girls killed in Texas floods pictured as time running out for missing Camp Mystic kids

Girls killed in Texas floods pictured as time running out for missing Camp Mystic kids

At least 70 people, 21 of whom are children, have died in the horrendous flash floods in Texas, with many victims being young girls swept away from the Camp Mystic holiday camp Flash floods swept through Texas on Friday, killing at least 70 people...

Death toll in Texas floods now 78, with 41 people still missing

Death toll in Texas floods now 78, with 41 people still missing

At least 78 people are confirmed dead after flash floods in central Texas early Friday morning. Ten girls and a counselor from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River, are still missing. Authorities are facing more...

Texas floods: death toll rises as search and rescue turns into grim recovery operation

Texas floods: death toll rises as search and rescue turns into grim recovery operation

Residents in central Texas were observing a day of prayer on Sunday for at least 69 people killed and others missing in Friday’s devastating flash flooding, as a search and rescue operation for survivors began to morph into a grim exercise of...

Central Texas flash flood death roll rises to 78, sheriff says 10 campers still missing

Central Texas flash flood death roll rises to 78, sheriff says 10 campers still missing

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 78 people...

What we know about victims of devastating Texas floods

What we know about victims of devastating Texas floods

(AP/KXAN) — A beloved director of Texas summer camp for girls. An Alabama elementary student away from home. A woman found dead after an intensive search. These are a few of the dozens of victims lost in devastating flooding in Texas. The flooding...

A young Alabama student, a grandparent and a camp director among the lives lost in Texas floods

A young Alabama student, a grandparent and a camp director among the lives lost in Texas floods

A small-town grandmother who disappeared on her way to work. A beloved director of Texas summer camp for girls. An Alabama elementary student away from home. These are a few of the dozens of victims lost in devastating flooding in Texas. The...

Mountian Brook Girl among victims of Texas Flooding

Mountian Brook Girl among victims of Texas Flooding

An eight-year-old girl from Mountain Brook, tragically lost her life in the devastating floods that hit central Texas on Friday (July 4). Sarah Marsh was attending Camp Mystic, a Christian retreat near Hunt in Kerr County, when the floods swept...

Death toll in Texas flash floods rises to 82, with 10 campers remaining missing

Death toll in Texas flash floods rises to 82, with 10 campers remaining missing

This story was updated at 10 p.m. Sunday to reflect the increase in the death toll to 82 By Jim Vertuno and John Seewer, The Associated Press KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins...

World News | Death Toll in Central Texas Flash Floods Rises to 70 as Sheriff Says 11 Campers Remain Missing

World News | Death Toll in Central Texas Flash Floods Rises to 70 as Sheriff Says 11 Campers Remain Missing

Kerrville, Jul 6 (AP) Families sifted through waterlogged debris on Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 70 people...

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