2nd LD: At least 13 dead, over 20 kids missing in central Texas flooding


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  • Saturday, 05 Jul 2025

HOUSTON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- At least 13 people were killed and more than 20 children from summer camps along the Guadalupe River went missing during the major flash flooding caused by heavy rain overnight in central Texas, authorities updated Friday afternoon.

There are currently "about 23" kids unaccounted for at Camp Mystic, a private Christian summer camp for girls, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick told a news conference Friday afternoon. The camp hosts about 750 children.

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