Texas flooding latest: Two sisters among 51 dead as desperate search for campers swept away enters third day
Texas flooding latest as desperate search for missing enters third day
- Devastating flash floods in Central Texas have resulted in at least 52 fatalities, including numerous children.
- A desperate search is ongoing for dozens of missing campers, primarily girls from Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp.
- Four girls from Camp Mystic have been confirmed dead, with the camp along the Guadalupe River being severely impacted.
- Donald Trump described the flooding as 'terrible' and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed he would accept Texas's request for federal aid.
- Texas officials are questioning the National Weather Service's forecasts, which significantly underestimated the rainfall, leading to the unexpected disaster.