The balance of the sudden rise in the waters remains uncertainexplained during a press conference Rob Kelly, a head of Kerr County, located in the center of Texas.
In relation to the victims, Kelly said: “We have some numbers, but we are not going to use them at this time“
“We are trying to obtain the identity of these people, But we still don’t have it“He said about the deceased.
Among the disappeared there are Children who participated in a summer camp. “We know that there are some missing. (…) But how many exactly, how many are missing and not counted, we are not sure of that number,” he added.
“We did not know that this flood came. They are sure that no one knew that this type of flood came. We have floods all the time. This is the most dangerous river valley in the United States. And we deal with floods regularly. When it rains, we have water. We were not right to believe that this was going to be something like what has happened here, Not at all, ”he argued.
The Kerr County Sheriff’s Office Say Flash Flooding in Kerr County is “Catastrophic” and County Judge Rob Kelly Confirms at Least Six Deaths. Kendall County Is Also Experience Heavy Flooding. A Girls Camp Near Kerville was evacuated overnight. At least 12 ”of Rain you have fallen. pic.twitter.com/klzyggxxng
– Houston City Beat (@hustoncybeat) July 4, 2025
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency of the United States (NOAA), the Guadalupe River level It rose during the night from 2 meters to more than 9 meters after rainfall.
Meteorological services issued a flood alert for the Kerr County Center-South They urged residents to avoid moving already those who live near the Guadalupe River to go “to higher areas.”