Thirteen individuals have died in Kerr County in the US state of Texas, according to authorities, after severe weather condition and flooding hit parts of the state.More people are unaccounted for, consisting of at a summer season camp where Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick verified around 20 children are missing.Within 45 minutes, the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet and it was a harmful flood, taking home and unfortunately lives, he said at a news conference on Friday.He read out a statement from all-girls Camp Mystic, where about 750 children remained in presence.
He stated there had actually been a disastrous level of flooding.Patrick likewise informed parents that if they have not been gotten in touch with, their kid is accounted for.That does not suggest [the missing children] have been lost.
They could be out of communication, the lieutenant guv, who is acting guv while Governor Greg Abbott is on trip, added.Patrick acknowledged the offers of personal helicopters and drones from the general public, stating they do not require any extra devices to help with rescue efforts.He stated rescue firms had 14 choppers, 12 drones, 9 rescue teams, and swimmers in the water - a total of 400-500 people on the ground.Another official verified that the search will continue through the night.He stated the flooding affected a location that has a great deal of summer season camps that countless children participate in, especially over the 4 July Independence Day weekend.We have not had reports from other camps at this point of a loss, however that does not indicate there has actually not been, Patrick said.On Friday early morning, flash flooding in the state triggered catastrophe declarations for the Hill Country and Concho Valley regions.In Kerr County, the constables workplace has actually reported severe flooding with numerous people missing out on and confirmed loss of life.At the press conference on Friday afternoon, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly - the top authorities in the county - was pushed as to why the camps along the Guadalupe River werent left in advance.We didnt know this flood was coming.
Rest assured, no one knew this kind of flood was coming, Kelly responded.He later added we do not have a caution system in the location, which floods regularly.He stated what happened on Friday far went beyond a flood in 1987, which killed 10 teens on a church camp bus near the town of Comfort, south of Kerr County.Rescues and evacuations have actually been under way because the early morning and there are cautions of more prospective flash flooding to come in the state.The state got several months worth of rainfall in a few hours, according to authorities, leading to harmful flash floods.Governor Greg Abbott stated Texas was providing all required resources to Kerrville, Ingram, Hunt and the entire Texas Hill Country handling these devastating floods.The region is to the north-west of the city of San Antonio.Pictures reveal the deep flood waters overloading bridges and quick moving water swirling down roads.Folks, please dont take chances.
Stay alert, follow regional emergency situation cautions, and do not drive through flooded roadways, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said.The Kerr County Sheriffs Office told residents near creeks, streams and the Guadalupe River to relocate to higher ground.Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring said there was no indication the floods were going to be so disastrous as the nation does not have an early warning system in place, as reported by The Kerrville Daily Times.The Kerrville Breaking News group on Facebook is a forum where locals typically publish restaurant suggestions, upcoming events and resources in the area.On Friday, it was inundated with posts from families who have relatives unaccounted for from the flooding.A pleading mother shared that she had actually not had the ability to contact her child and son-in-law, whose home was swept away from a roadway near Kerrville Lake.One woman in Austin, Texas posted that her grandparents living along the Guadalupe River had not been heard from since yesterday.Separately, in New Jersey, authorities state at least three individuals died in the state following heavy rain and thunderstorms on Thursday night.Among the 3 eliminated were two males, aged 79 and 25, who died after a tree fell onto their car in Plainfield throughout Thursdays serious storm.A 44-year-old female was also eliminated when a tree fell on her vehicle in North Plainfield.Source: BBC-- Agencies