Search for survivors continues after Texas floods

A total of 82 people are confirmed dead, including 28 children

Members of a search and rescue team look for people near Camp Mystic, the site where at least 20 girls went missing after flash flooding in Hunt, Texas
Members of a search and rescue team look for people near Camp Mystic, the site where at least 20 girls went missing
(Image credit: Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP via Getty Images)

What happened

Authorities in central Texas are looking for dozens of people still missing after Friday's devastating pre-dawn floods caused the banks of Kerr County's Guadalupe River to collapse. A total of 82 people are confirmed dead, including 28 children. Houses and cars were swept away and fast-moving waters engulfed a Christian summer camp where 750 people were staying.

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Jessica Hullinger

Jessica Hullinger is a writer and former deputy editor of The Week Digital. Originally from the American Midwest, she completed a degree in journalism at Indiana University Bloomington before relocating to New York City, where she pursued a career in media. After joining The Week as an intern in 2010, she served as the title’s audience development manager, senior editor and deputy editor, as well as a regular guest on “The Week Unwrapped” podcast. Her writing has featured in other publications including Popular Science, Fast Company, Fortune, and Self magazine, and she loves covering science and climate-related issues.