Texas floods: death toll rises as search and rescue turns into grim recovery operation

6 juillet 2025 à 23:21

Residents observe day of prayer after 82 people killed and 10 girls and one camp counselor still unaccounted for

Residents in central Texas were observing a day of prayer on Sunday for at least 82 people killed and dozens missing in Friday’s devastating flash flooding, as a search and rescue operation for survivors began to morph into a grim exercise of recovering bodies.

Relatives continued an anxious wait for news of 10 girls and one camp counselor still unaccounted for from a riverside summer camp that was overwhelmed by flash flooding from the Guadalupe River, which rose 26ft (8 meters) in 45 minutes on Friday morning after torrential pre-dawn rain north of San Antonio.

Trump and US commerce secretary say tariffs are delayed until 1 August, sparking confusion

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Par :Robert Mackey · Lisa O'Carroll and Lauren Almeida

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“It could be 12, maybe 15 [letters],” the president told reporters, “and we’ve made deals also, so we’re going to have a combination of letters and some deals have been made.”

Trump says Musk is ‘off the rails’ and calls his new political party ‘ridiculous’

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Par :Richard Luscombe and Robert Mackey

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US president railed against his former adviser online after tech billionaire said he will start and bankroll America party

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Texas continues grim flood recovery with at least 50 killed, including 15 children

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Par :Oliver Milman · José Olivares and Robert Mackey

6 juillet 2025 à 08:04

Some two dozen girls still unaccounted for after summer camps swept away as Guadalupe River rises 26ft in 45 minutes

Rescuers searched on Saturday for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed at least 50 people – with more rain pounding the region.

The flooding in Kerr county killed at least 43 people, including 15 children, and at least eight people died in nearby counties.

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