In brief
Central Texas has seen a second wave of flood devastation following a heavy rainstorm that caused the Guadalupe River to surge and kill at least one person. The same area that suffered more than 130 deaths during last summer’s flash flood has now been inundated again, forcing emergency officials to urge residents to evacuate. Governor Greg Abbott confirmed the death and reported 80 rescues, while the National Weather Service warned that the river was rapidly rising. The historic tragedy at Camp Mystic, which lost 25 children, is a grim reminder of the river’s fury.
Central Texas has seen a second wave of flood destruction after a major storm sent the Guadalupe River surging, killing at least one person this week. The outbreak strikes the same area that lost more than 130 lives last summer.
Emergency officials began urging residents to evacuate in the early hours of Thursday as the rains reached record intensity, with the river rising 32 feet in just a few hours.
Governor Greg Abbott confirmed the death and announced that about 80 people had been rescued, noting that the fatality was not a camper from the region. The rapid rise of the river remains a critical danger, and officials continue to urge people to move to higher ground.
The 2023 disaster at Camp Mystic—a girls' Christian summer camp—claimed 25 camper lives when the river rose 26 feet in less than an hour. The camp closed and filed for bankruptcy after the tragedy.
With the region still grappling with the memory of last summer’s flood, the new wave of water has left many residents on edge.
