Texas, floods and Camp Mystic
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At least 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic in Texas have died in devastating flash flooding that swept through the region, the camp announced. At least 120 people have died in the flooding that struck Texas Hill Country on Friday.
The remains of Katherine Ferruzzo, the only Camp Mystic counselor who remained unaccounted for, were found Friday, her family said in a statement. Ferruzzo, 19, is among the 27 Camp Mystic campers and counselors who died during the devastating July 4 flooding in Kerr County. She was serving as a counselor at the camp's Bubble Inn this summer.
The number of fatalities connected to the Kerr County floods has risen to 75, local officials said Monday as search and rescue efforts continue and Camp Mystic grieved ”the loss of 27 campers and counselors”.
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Kerr County officials say death toll has risen to 96 due to the Hill Country floods, including 60 adults and 36 children.
Twin sisters Hanna and Rebecca Lawrence, aged 8, are now frozen in time. That's according to the girls' parents.
The threat of heavy rain is “slight” for this weekend, but with the ground fully saturated in Kerr County even small amounts of rainfall could cause flooding.
Newly released aerial images show destruction at several locations in Central Texas, days after flash floods killed more than 120 people and left about 170 people missing. Many of the victims were in Kerr County,