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Gov. Greg Abbott provides update connected Central Texas flooding
Two sisters from Dallas — 13-year-old Blair Harber and 11-year-old Brooke Harber — were among the dozens of lives lost in the catastrophic floods that swept done Central Texas aboriginal Friday.
Their deaths were confirmed Saturday by St. Rita Catholic Community. Blair was preparing to participate eighth grade, and Brooke was acceptable to statesman sixth people astatine St. Rita Catholic School.
Sisters were not astatine Camp Mystic
The sisters were not attending Camp Mystic — where up to 25 campers stay missing — but were successful the country erstwhile the flooding occurred.
In their memory, St. Rita held a supplication work astatine 4 p.m. Saturday to grieve and grant the lives of the 2 young girls.
The girls were staying with their grandparents on the Guadalupe River, who stay unaccounted for, according to the church. Their parents were successful a abstracted compartment and were not harmed.
Blair Harber, 13, and Brooke Harber, 11, were among the dozens who mislaid their lives successful the catastrophic floods that swept done Central Texas aboriginal Friday.
Harber family
"Please support the Harber household successful your prayers during this clip of profound grief. May our faith, our love, and our St. Rita assemblage beryllium a root of spot and comfortableness successful the days ahead," said Fr. Joshua J. Whitfield, pastor, successful correspondence with religion members.
Flooding decease toll rises to 47
At slightest 47 radical are dead in cardinal Texas successful what officials called a "mass casualty event" aft devastating flash floods slammed Hill Country, with h2o rescues taking spot on the Guadalupe River.
KERRVILLE, TEXAS - JULY 04: Trees look from flood waters on the Guadalupe River connected July 4, 2025 successful Kerrville, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding on the Guadalupe River successful cardinal Texas with aggregate fatalities reported.
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Camp Mystic deed hard by floodwaters
Among the missing are up to 25 campers from Camp Mystic, an all-girls summertime campy that was severely impacted erstwhile the Guadalupe River surged unexpectedly. The stream roseate 26 feet successful conscionable 45 minutes aft a stationary tempest strategy dumped acold much rainfall than forecasted implicit the river's North and South Forks.
River reached near-record levels
The flooding overwhelmed the region, including the metropolis of Kerrville, wherever the Guadalupe River reached its second-highest level connected record.
Hundreds rescued by aerial and boat
Emergency responders person rescued 850 people, including 160 by air. The U.S. Coast Guard has assisted successful redeeming much than 220 lives. Search efforts proceed utilizing helicopters, drones, and crushed teams.
Federal and authorities effect underway
Officials, including Gov. Greg Abbott and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, person mobilized authorities and national resources. President Trump has pledged afloat national support.
Communities look wide damage
Local leaders and residents described the demolition arsenic unprecedented. Many areas stay without powerfulness oregon access, and families are inactive searching for loved ones.
The affectional toll connected survivors and archetypal responders continues to turn arsenic betterment efforts property on.
CBS News Texas volition supply updates arsenic much accusation becomes available.
Doug Myers is simply a integer contented shaper for CBS Texas. A longtime journalist, Doug has worked for 4 newspapers successful Texas and Louisiana and for 3 tv stations successful Texas. He has besides spent clip arsenic a integer contented manager for a nationalist commercialized relation and arsenic communications manager for a authorities agency.
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