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Texas flooding map and photos: Camp Mystic among sites with catastrophic storm damage
At least 90 people have been declared dead after heavy rain swelled the Guadalupe River on Friday.
July 7, 2025, 10:16 PM GMT+2 / Updated July 8, 2025, 4:13 PM GMT+2
By Melissa Chan, Vanessa Leroy and Jiachuan Wu
Rescuers and volunteers were scouring for survivors Monday as others prayed after catastrophic flooding in Texas left at least 90 people dead, including more than two dozen children, officials said.
At Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp in Hunt, Texas, where officials are grieving the loss of 27 children and counselors, belongings of the young campers were strewn about the flooded floors of a dormitory, while other items, including a pink backpack and a Camp Mystic T-shirt, were found along the bloated Guadalupe River, photos show.
The camp is on the banks of the river, which swelled during heavy rain early Friday and surged by more than 20 feet in an hour, authorities said. The storm downed power lines and trees and swept away vehicles.
The water rushed into Kerr County, where Sheriff Larry Leitha said at least 48 adults and 27 children were found dead.
See photos of the storm’s devastation and efforts to find survivors:
A search-and-rescue worker looks through debris for survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on Sunday.Jim Vondruska / Getty Images
A timelapse video of the Llano River flooding after a storm in Texas on July 4.Robert Ivey via Reuters
Crosses hang from a wall with flood marks at Camp Mystic, in Hunt, Texas, on Monday.Marco Bello / Reuters via Redux
The site of Camp Mystic, where at least 20 girls went missing after flash flooding in Hunt, Texas. Search-and-rescue volunteers found belongings along the Guadalupe River.Danielle Villasana; Ronaldo Schemidt / The Washington Post; AFP – Getty Images
Marissa Zachry takes a moment from helping to search for survivors along the Guadalupe River in Hunt on Saturday.Jason Fochtman / Houston Chronicle via Getty Images
An America flag covered in dirt from flooding in Hunt on Sunday.Jason Fochtman / Houston Chronicle via AP
Ector County Sheriff’s Deputy Matt McCrury joins in a search-and-rescue operation along the Guadalupe River in Ingram on Monday.Callaghan O’Hare / The New York Times via Redux
A flash flood at the Guadalupe River in Kerrville on Saturday.Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP – Getty Images
Boerne search-and-rescue team members prepare for operations on the flooded Guadalupe River in Comfort on July 4.Eric Vryn / Getty Images
Food for those in need at the Hunt Baptist Church on Sunday.Jim Vondruska / Getty Images
Ayzlin Garcia stands in her aunt Audrey’s Center Point home after it was flooded on Sunday. “We’ve lost pretty much everything in our house, but we’re blessed because we still have our lives. There are people who didn’t make it,” said her uncle Nathan.Brandon Bell / Getty Images
A damaged SUV draped in the Texas state flag is left after flash flooding swept through the area in Hunt on Sunday.Jim Vondruska / Getty Images
Ginger Turner and her daughter Hailey, 19, pray during services at the Hunt Baptist Church on Sunday.Rodolfo Gonzalez / AP
Volunteers search for missing people along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt on Sunday.Rodolfo Gonzalez / AP
The sun sets Sunday over the flooded Guadalupe River in Kerrville.Brandon Bell / Getty Images
CORRECTION (July 8, 2025, 10:11 a,m, ET): A previous version of this article misstated in a caption the name of the river in a time-lapse video of the flood. It is the Llano River, not the Guadalupe River.
Melissa Chan
Melissa Chan is a reporter for NBC News Digital with a focus on veterans’ issues, mental health in the military and gun violence.
Vanessa Leroy
Vanessa Leroy is a photo editor at NBC News.
Jiachuan Wu
Jiachuan Wu is a senior interactive journalist for NBC News Digital.
