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- In a new update from officials, the number of missing people after floods devastated Kerr County in Texas has dropped dramatically.
In a new update from officials, the number of missing people after floods devastated Kerr County in Texas has dropped dramatically.
On July 4, catastrophic flash flooding ripped through parts of Texas’ Hill Country, leaving at least 135 dead. Among those dead were 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic, a private Christian summer camp located along the Guadalupe River.
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Extreme rainfall caused the river to rise more than 26 feet in roughly 45 minutes, tearing through the terrain and destroying residences, vehicles, vacation homes, and camp cabins, many of which were occupied.
Wrecked vehicles and trailers along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
(Photo by Desiree Rios for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
For more than two weeks, authorities and volunteers have frantically searched for victims buried in the rubble. Earlier this week, it was announced that the number of missing had decreased from 160 to 100.
Late Saturday, the city of Kerrville, Texas, the county seat of hard-hit Kerr County, announced that there were now only 3 victims unaccounted for.
“Through extensive follow-up work among state and local agencies, many individuals who were initially reported as missing have been verified as safe and removed from the list,” the statement posted to social media read.
Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice credited the more than 1,000 authorities who worked to recover victims. “We are profoundly grateful to the more than 1,000 local, state, and federal authorities who have worked tirelessly in the wake of the devastating flood that struck our community. Thanks to their extraordinary efforts, the number of individuals previously listed as missing has dropped from over 160 to three.”
