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(NewsNation) — More rainfall is forecasted successful the Texas portion deed by fast-moving floodwaters connected the Fourth of July, leaving dozens dead, injured and missing.
At slightest 82 people are dormant Monday, including campers and counselors from Camp Mystic.
The Christian all-girls campy confirmed Monday it was grieving the deaths of 27 radical and inactive searching for others.
“We person been successful connection with section and authorities authorities who are tirelessly deploying extended resources to hunt for our missing girls,” the campy said.
Located connected the Guadalupe River adjacent Hunt, Texas, the campy was hosting astir 750 girls and young women erstwhile dense rainfall overfilled the river. Most attendees and workers were capable to flight to safety, but others had been sleeping connected little crushed astatine the clip of the flash flood.
The household of Chloe Childress, a 19-year-old counsellor astatine the camp, said they were “devastated to larn that our precious Chloe was among the victims.”
“While we cognize that her joyousness is present eternal and her religion has go sight, our hearts are shattered by this nonaccomplishment and the akin heartbreak of different families similar ours,” the household said successful a connection obtained by NewsNation.
More rainfall expected successful Texas arsenic betterment efforts continue
In a quality briefing Sunday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said much dense rainfall and storms were expected crossed cardinal Texas, and helium advised residents to stay cautious for the adjacent 24 to 48 hours.
Kerrville, 1 of the hardest-hit cities successful the state, is under different flood watch until 7 p.m. Monday, with the metropolis hallway informing that “any further dense rainfall implicit hardest deed areas of the past fewer days volition pb to accelerated runoff and flash flooding.”
The continued upwind conditions travel arsenic officials proceed their hunt for dozens of radical inactive unaccounted for.
According to NewsNation affiliate KXAN, determination were 68 flood-related deaths reported successful Kerr County, six successful Travis County, 3 successful Burnet County, 2 successful Kendall County, 2 successful Williamson County and 1 successful Tom Green County.
The 68 dormant successful Kerr County see 40 adults and 28 children, according to Sheriff Larry Leitha. Officials said the decease toll was expected to rise.
NewsNation's Steph Whiteside, Michael Ramsey, Sean Noone and Tom Palmer contributed to this report.
