Death Toll in Independence Day Flood in Texas Nears 70, Search for the Missing Continues

Kerrville, Texas - The reports indicate that the number of confirmed people died during the flood of the independence weekend reached nearly 70. The search for 11 disappeared girls and an adviser to the Mystic camp and others continues. Sunday morning, during an update of the press, the sheriff of the county of Kerr, Larry Leitha, told journalists that at least 59 people were confirmed to have died in the devastating flood which struck Texas Hill Country during the weekend of the independence day. Leitha said the dead include 38 adults and 21 children, Texas Tribune reported. The article reports that 59 deaths were located in the county of Kerr and ten others in the surrounding counties of the flood region. A Texas DPS crew is preparing for another research and rescue mission on Sunday morning (Randy Clark / Breitbart Texas) The director of the city of Kerrville, Dalton Rice, told journalists the number of rescue staff carrying out research and rescue operations along the banks of the region. "We will be relentless to continue and ensure that we are locating each person who has been the victim of this flood event," Greg Abbott Greg Abbott said on Sunday. The governor called for a day of prayer on Sunday. The researchers continue to look for 11 girls who have been missing from the Mystic Camp in Hunt, Texas. THE New York Post Reports that the youngest of the camp girls slept in cabins a few meters from the Guadalupe river. Five of these children are said to have died. Reports related to the total number of people who have disappeared from the weekend floods do not seem to be available at the moment. Heads of the County of Kerr, Texas, say that more people could still be unable to do. The number of visitors to the region during the holiday weekend makes it difficult to count. RV destroyed in Texas Flood near Hunt, Texas. (Randy Clark / Breitbart Texas) US Geological Survey reports show that the waters of the Guadalupe have gone from approximately one foot to more than 36 feet between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. Friday morning. The water wall increased sharply at 5:15 a.m. when it went from 1.82 feet to 36 feet per hour and a half later. A room told Texas Tribune that there were about 20 camps along the river in the flood zone. It is not known if it includes motorhome parks in the popular campsite region. Randy Clark is a 32-year-old veteran of the United States border patrol. Before his retirement, he was head of the law implementation division, leading the operations of nine border patrol stations in the Del Rio sector in Texas. Follow it on X (formerly Twitter) @randyClarkbbtx. Bob is the assistant editor of the Breitbart Texas Texas team and senior contributor. He is an original member of the Texas Breitbart team. The price is a regular panelist on Fox 26 Houston What is your point? Sunday morning Talk show. He is an American Air Force veteran and is president of Blue Wonder Gun Care Products. Note from the publisher: This is a history in development. Additional information will be added or updated as it is available.