On the 5th local time, according to information from the emergency and law enforcement departments of Texas’s local governments, as well as media reports, the flood continued to wreak havoc in central Texas on the same day.
At least 49 people have died, with dozens still missing.
The death toll is likely to rise further.
Police Chief Larry Lesa stated at a press conference that evening that the number of deaths caused by the flood triggered by heavy rain on the 4th had now risen to 43, including 15 children.
Dolton Rice, mayor of Kerville, Ker County, mentioned that a summer camp for girls named “Mystery Camp” along the Guadalupe River was hit by the flood, leaving 27 people missing. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.
On the same day, more counties and cities in central Texas entered a state of emergency due to the flood, with several dams undertaking flood control measures. Austin City, the capital of Texas, banned all waterway traffic before noon on the 7th.
In this county, four people died and thirteen were missing.
Two people died and two were missing in this county.
Texas Governor Abbott announced that by the afternoon of the 5th, 20 counties in Texas had been affected by the flood. Abbott said that the damage caused by this flood was extremely severe.