Texas Hill Country Floods Kill 109, 161 Missing

Catastrophic flash floods over the July Fourth weekend in Texas' Hill Country have left at least 109 people dead, including 30 children, and 161 still missing, with most casualties and missing persons in Kerr County. Among the victims, 27 campers and staff at Camp Mystic, a Christian all-girls summer camp, died and several remain unaccounted for. Search and rescue operations continue, though hopes for finding survivors are fading. Bexar County and additional agencies are supporting recovery and victim identification efforts. Governor Greg Abbott confirmed that President Donald Trump has pledged federal relief and plans to visit, while Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered to declare a public health emergency. Relief funds have been established, and calls for accountability over emergency response have intensified, but officials remain focused on immediate recovery.