As many as 100 people, including women and children, have been killed in catastrophic flooding across central Texas in the United States. Reports on Tuesday confirmed the death of 27 campers and counsellors in the deadly floods, while 10 campers and a counsellor are still untraceable, suggesting the death toll could likely swell further.
The rescue operation continues amid the improvement in the weather that is forecasted for the upcoming days, officials said.
As per the reports, one of the worst-affected areas is Camp Mystic -- a Christian all-girls summer camp located along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County.
Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha told reporters that 75 people have died in the county, including 48 adults and 27 children. She said many children were attending Camp Mystic when the sudden disaster struck. Search efforts to locate 24 individuals still missing in the floods are going on.
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Besides Mystic Camp, there are casualties in the capital city of Austin. Some reports confirmed that at least seven more people are feared dead, with ten more missing, since the tragedy struck the state.
Additionally, the William County sheriff, Matthew Lindeman, said two persons have died in the area; one of the victims was recovered on Sunday after a relentless search and rescue operation.
Meanwhile, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Tuesday that the state has deployed over 20 rescue and emergency teams to trace and locate survivors and assess the full extent of the damage.
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