The best floods in Texas, American, kill 13 people … and more than 20 missing girls (video)

Speaking about the disaster, the vice -governor of Texas, Dan Patrick, said at the press conference that about 20 girls are not known in the local camp on the banks of the Guadalobi River in the city of Hunt, the suburbs of San Antonio in the province of Kiir.

He added: “This does not mean that they were completely lost. Perhaps this is on a tree (they cling to it or suspended it), or in a place without means of communication. We pray that all missing people are alive. ”

According to what was reported, at least 13 people were killed in the province of Kiir, and many people were still missing.

“At this stage, there are still several people who were not found, but we work hard, and we will continue to do it. The operation will probably take several days. ”

The night camp, indicated for girls, was evacuated during the night after the district hit about 10 inches, but some girls did not leave with the rest.

The reports say that some huts were drowned, while others were washed off and the water was flooded.

A number of girls were found, this is a relationship, but the deputy governor calculated that the “about 23” of 750 girls were in the camp, are still absent.

Patrick said that about 500 rescue elements and 18 helicopters comb the area in search of survivors, adding that the state also deployed 40 helicopters, 12 drones, 9 diving teams and salvation early on Friday (local time).

“I want you to know that we will do everything possible.

Employees of the camp sent e -mail to families to inform them of the tragedy, and they said that the camp had lost energy, water and Internet connection.

“If you do not communicate with you personally, then this means that your daughter is one of the informers.”

“Currently, we are working with rescue teams. Water flooded the highway, so it’s hard for us to get more help, ”she added.

A local camp is a Christian summer camp for girls aged 7 to 17 years in the city of hunting.

Patrick urged his families not to go to the camp because of the seriousness of the situation, but he promised that the buses would transfer the survivors to return them to their families as soon as they were found.

He said: “I know that if one of my children was there, I would go from Houston to the camp, but we ask people to stay away from the area.” He continued: “We will announce a certain moment where you can meet with your children and accept them.

The authorities confirmed that all children were calculated in neighboring camps.

The La Punta camp, a summer camp for boys in the same area, said through Instagram that all children are “safe and counted.”

But Patrick admitted that some missing girls can be among the bodies found during searches.

On Friday, an indefinite number of bodies, including children and adults, were discovered, some of them are inside the cars, while others were washed off with river water.

The authorities refused to declare the exact initial number of death, noting that the number will change with a large number of missing people.

The newspaper Austin American-Settmann reported that the number of dead has still reached at least 6 people.

The state governor, Greg Ebbot, called the situation as “destructive floods”, striking Hill district and Vadi Kunchau valley.

According to the national meteorological power, the level of the Guadalobi River near the city of Khant reached the second largest level as a result of sudden floods.

It is expected that the rains will continue, which can aggravate the floods.

The statement published by Patrick said: “Within the next 24 to 48 hours, there is still a risk of the possibility of sudden floods from San Antonio to Vaku, in addition to continuing risks in Western and Central Texas,” the statement published by Patrick said. He continued: “I urge the inhabitants of the affected areas to adhere to the instructions of local officials.”

An order was issued to evacuate the province of Kiir, and residents were invited to go to high areas.

All residents of the province who live near the Guadalp River were asked to leave their homes and move to safer places.

The National Guard in Texas was activated on Thursday evening, and it is leading helicopters in the regions of hunting and Kurville.

The coastal guard of the United States and the Federal Emergency Agency (FMA) also participate in the efforts to provide assistance.

The Deputy Governor confirmed that US President Donald Trump was informed about this, and that the White House continued several times with the authorities to transfer the message: “Everything we need, it will be available.”

Source: “New York Post”