Overflow of the stream as fresh flash floods wreaked havoc in Texas
New flash floods were observed in Lampasas County, Texas amid warnings from the National Weather Service. The footage shows the stream overflowing with water.
Authorities say nearly 100 people are not explained in the aftermath of the flood that devastated central Texas and killed more than 130 people.
Gov. Governor Greg Abbott said 97 people are still listed as missing in the larger Carville area, starting with more than 160 people just days ago. Some of the people still sought may have been reported to be mistakenly missing, he said.
Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said the majority of those who weren’t explained probably have visited the area. He said many tourists came to fireworks and concerts on Independence Day weekend. Historic floods overwhelm the banks of the Guadalupe River in a sudden time on July 4th.
“We don’t know how many people have come. We don’t know where they are. We don’t know how much we have lost,” Kelly said. “After the trailer was washed down into the river with my family, I’ve heard the trailer description after the trailer. I can’t find the trailer.”
Abbott, who visited some of the areas that were flood-repeated on Monday, said state legislators will investigate disaster preparedness and emergency response to floods at special legislative meetings to convene later this month.
“We are not merciless about saving and protecting lives 24/7 operation,” Abbott said in a social media post. “Texas is a community. We are strong in Texas.”
Heavy rain, rocky terrain and nearby Gulf climate combined to quickly turn the Guadalupe River into a destructive rapid that crossed Kerr County and Texas Hill Country. The strip of land, including Camp Mystic, where at least 27 children and a counselor were killed, has earned the nickname “Flash Flood Alley” and hundreds have died there.
A series of weather phenomena that they conspired to create tragedy. Bob Fogerty, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in the Austin/San Antonio office, said it started with moisture from Barry, a tropical storm that drifted through Texas in the first few days of July. So it collided with a higher-level low-pressure system and parked it in place. Click here for details.
Contribution: Reuters
