Heavy report on the devastating floods in Texas: At 109 the dead, 161 missing

The report of the victims of the devastating floods in Texas, who has already exceeded 100 dead, may become even more heavier, as it was announced Tuesday by an official source that at least 161 People are still ignored.

“Only in Ker County, 161 people are still considered missing”During a press conference, the governor of this state of the American South, Greg Abbott, said, stating that the number he was referring to is based on information provided by authorities, relatives and residents.

‘This list is very likely to be led’the commander warned, as rescue crews continue to identify survivors.

In total they have been confirmed so far 109 deaths In the central part of the state, the governor clarified.

To Countysuffered the heavier blow, are counted 87 victims, including 30 children.

At least 27 children and supervisors were lost in a Christian female camp of Camp mysticon the shore of the Guadalupe River, where there were about 750 people when the tragedy unfolded.

Five small camps and one supervisor They continued to be missing yesterday night, according to Governor Abbott. He also said that another child, who was not in the camp, continues to be ignored.

In the neighboring state of Neo Mexico, the US Meteorological Service (NWS) issued a third emergency report on the risk of flooding in the city of Runedos, south of Albukerki.

A lot of people were trapped Due to a sudden flood and houses suffered damage. According to the NWS, the waters of the river were climbed by six meters or more.

Helicopters, drones and groups with specially trained dogs continued their work yesterday, despite the extremely difficult conditions.

“Penetrating deep into the mass (of debris) is very dangerous”Summarized by Ben Baker, a Security Officer in Texas during a press conference.

He also emphasized the impact of the disaster on the psyche of members of rescue workshops. “It is tragic to witness the loss of a human life. But seeing that he is a child what lost his life is extremely difficult. “he recognized.

The president Donald Trump confirmed that he would is gone In the state the day after Friday, accompanied by his wife Melania.

“We sent a lot of helicopters from everywhere (…) we sent them quickly”, said the tycoon, adding that state authorities also developed resources and generally “The reaction was incredible.”

Hopes that more survivors will be found decrease As long as the hours go by, Six days after sudden floods swept area with plenty of tourism in the midst of the third day of the American national holiday.

“To my knowledge, the last rescue (…) took place on Friday”on the day of the disaster, said Jonathan Lam of Kerville Police.

Somewhere 850 people rescuedaccording to authorities.

In the Hunt community, the focus of the tragedy, workshops continued to search for mud and debris, while helicopters were flight to the area.

On Monday, the White House raised the criticisms that the cuts of budget and staff of the National Meteorological Service reduced the accuracy and reliability of its forecasts and extraordinary warning bulletins.

The Presidency Representative Caroline assured that NWS proceeded to issue “Provisions and Extraordinary Warning Bulletin” with “precision” and “timely”.

Was sent alert shortly after 01:00, but many residents were sleeping or they had disable their phone devices.

The sudden floods due to waterfalls in the central part of Texas took place early Friday morning, when the waters of the Guadalupe River were swollen by eight meters in just 45 minutes.

The rainfall reached 300mm per hourone -third of an average annual precipitation.

Sudden floods, which cause torrential rains on dried soil that cannot absorb such large quantities of water, are not a rare phenomenon.

But according to the scientific community, the anthropogenic climate change makes more often and intense phenomena like floodsthe droughts and the heat.

The tragedy occurred in a Texas field that exists ‘The two ends of the spectrum of climate change’, as “Droughts have become more extreme” and “when rain is coming, they are more severe and there is an increased likelihood of sudden floods”, Sel Winkley, a meteorologist, explained to the French Agency.