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At least one dead in Texas floods ravaging same area as Camp Mystic
BBC • • nation
Key Points:
- At least one person has died in severe flooding across central Texas, particularly along the Guadalupe River, which previously caused over 130 deaths in flash floods last summer.
- The National Weather Service and Texas Governor Greg Abbott have issued urgent warnings about "catastrophic flooding" and rapidly rising river levels, with the Guadalupe River rising 32 feet in just four hours.
- Rescue operations have saved around 80 people so far, with responders evacuating individuals, including small children, from floodwaters in affected areas like Boerne, Texas.
- Residents report unprecedented flooding this year, with homes inundated and roads submerged, making the situation more severe than last summer's floods.
- Authorities continue to urge people to move to higher ground immediately as heavy rain and rising waters persist in the region.
