Death toll from Texas flood rises to 51, frantic search for survivors as 27 girls missing

What we have seen in the past 24 hours is quintessentially Texan.

Texans fight challenges head on, and today is no different.

Our first responders will not stop until every missing person is found. pic.twitter.com/MNS8CRw0uY

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) July 5, 2025

Among the missing, officials said, are 27 girls from Kerr county who were a part of the Camp Mystic summer camp, said Kerrville city manager Dalton Rice at a press briefing on Saturday. He further said that there could be others missing beyond that.

A woman falls while climbing with others over debris on a bridge atop the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area, in Ingram, Texas. (AP)

“We are kind of looking at this in two ways called the known missing, which is the 27…We will not put a number on the other side because we just don’t know,” Rice said, reported Reuters.

On Friday morning, heavier than forecast rain drove river waters rapidly to as high as 29 feet and the disaster unfolded in central Texas. According to Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha, eight of the deceased, including three children, are yet to be identified.

Among the areas severely hit by the floods, include summer camps, camping sites and mobile homes where most of the people had gathered to celebrate July 4 independence day. In order to boost search efforts, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that he has signed a declaration for the expanded disaster to boost search efforts.

Governor Abbott said, “Officials would be relentless in ensuring they locate every single person who’s been a victim of this event, we will stop when the job is completed.”