The disaster took people by surprise, preventing rescuers and local authorities from reacting quickly. According to the latest data, more than 20 people have died.
The US National Weather Service has declared a state of emergency due to flash flooding in Texas after thunderstorms dumped more than a foot of rain in the region.
Reuters writes about this.
Carrville Mayor Dalton Rice told reporters that the storms hit the region very quickly, which he said prevented authorities from issuing any evacuation orders.
“It happened very quickly, in a very short period of time that could not have been predicted even by radar,” he said.
Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leita confirmed that 23 bodies have been found in the area. Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick added that the dead included adults and children, some of whom were in submerged cars that were washed away.
Meanwhile, authorities are searching for 23 girls who are missing after their summer camp site was flooded at around 4 a.m. local time.
Let us recall that the southern coast of China was hit by a powerful super typhoon “Saola”. It forced hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes.
