Published at: 06/07/2025 06:59 PM

The number of fatalities in the floods in south-central Texas increased this Sunday, July 6, to 80, authorities said, while hundreds of agents and volunteers continue their search work, the La Vanguardia website reported.

“We are going to continue the search until we find everyone,” the official said in statements to reporters this morning and acknowledged that the number of fatalities “is going to increase.”

The threat of flooding persists, so Governor Greg Abbott said that flash floods continue to pose a danger to parts of the state, with more rain expected in several areas.

In that regard, he urged residents of Hunt, a community in Kerr County, to move to higher areas this afternoon due to the possibility of flooding.

Authorities in other nearby communities reported nine other deaths: three in Burnet County, two in Kendall County, one in Williamson County, one in Tom Green and five in Travis County, CNN reported.

In Kerr, more than 400 first responders from 20 agencies other than the federal and state governments will continue their search and rescue efforts this Sunday.

He stated that the 11 people, girls and monitors, who were staying in the Mystic Christian camp for girls, located on the banks of Guadalupe near the town of Hunt, are still missing.

The local authorities did not want to establish a specific figure regarding the possible number of missing persons, since many people from outside the region were camping in the area on the occasion of the July 4th festivities.

The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, yesterday asked the Donald Trump Administration to issue a federal disaster declaration and declared a “national day of prayer” for this Sunday.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, signed a declaration of emergency due to a natural disaster this Sunday, July 6, to address the serious situation caused by the floods in Texas.

Mazo News Team