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(NewsNation) — Heavy rains Friday caused a flood exigency successful Central Texas, which led to multiple confirmed fatalities and reports of astatine slightest 20 missing girls astatine Camp Mystic.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the families whose daughters are unaccounted for person been notified. Also, parents who person not been contacted by the campy should cognize their daughters are safe.
“We volition bash everything humanly imaginable 24/7, looking successful each histrion and turning implicit each rock, to find your girl oregon son,” helium said. “The 500 radical successful the tract are looking for your daughter.”
What is Camp Mystic?
Camp Mystic is an all-girls camp among galore summertime camps successful the country adjacent to the Guadalupe River.
The campy is operated privately for Christian girls and was established successful 1926.
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What happened astatine Camp Mystic?
The campy was evacuated overnight aft the country was deed with up to 10 inches of rain, but immoderate of the campers were near behind.
Several of the cabins were reportedly flooded, portion others washed away. The roads surrounding the cabins were washed out.
Eloise Peck, left; Lila Bonner, some reportedly from Dallas (circulated images)
Rehee Smajstrla was 1 of the girls reported missing aft a flood astatine an all-girls camp.
The campy told Patrick it has nary power, nary water, and nary Wi-Fi. The road being washed distant made it harder for assistance to get quickly.
How is the authorities responding to Camp Mystic?
Nearly 20 helicopters and 400 to 500 rescue workers are taking part successful the search-and-rescue ngo successful the area.
Authorities accidental immoderate of the individuals person already been rescued from trees, but nary accusation connected whether they were campers.
Officials noted they’ve found 13 bodies during their search. No confirmation if immoderate of the bodies were the missing girls from the camp.
The Kerr County Sheriff's Office says circumstantial accusation astir the confirmed fatalities won't beryllium released until the adjacent of kin are notified.
