At least thirteen people died from sudden floods after pouring rains in the Kerr district, in the south of Texas (USA), and the authorities declared an emergency in the sections of the Guadalup river for a possible flow of stream, according to the New York Times. In addition, in this area there were at least 20 missing girls.
The judge of Kerr, Rob Kelly, confirmed in the News 4 Channel San Antonio six deaths received as a result of floods, but it is expected that this figure will increase, while emergency services perform rescue tasks in the area, indicates the environment. Lighter hours, the figure increased to 13 deaths.
The National Meteorological Service (NWS) has released alerts from the sudden flooding of the “mortal” risk in several districts in San Antonio, including Kerr and Gillespi, therefore it is recommended to avoid traveling through a vehicle and driving in flooded areas.
The Sheriff’s office confirms in his Facebook that there are dead, but does not indicate the numbers until the family members are notified, and explains that local and state agencies are working on an “extremely active scene” of “catastrophic flood”.
“Residents are recommended to protect themselves and not try to travel. Those who are next to Arroos, Rios and the Guadalup River should immediately go to a high place, ”he added.
The Guadalup river, at the height of the city of hunting, crossed from the stream about 2 meters from about 03.00 to almost 9 meters at 05.35 from pouring rains, according to the schedule of the national administration of the ocean and the atmosphere.
NWS warned that his records “indicate that a large and deadly wave of floods moves the gaadalup river at the bottom,” CNN raises.
The pouring rains that led to floods take place in some parts of the Texas-South Center from Thursday, and this Friday mayor of Kerville in the district of Kerr, Joe Herring Jr., made a distress statement.
The meteorological department of the neighboring city of San Angelo published a warning that also warns about life risk today, asking the residents not to travel, because there are “flooded roads and quick rises on rivers and streams”.
According to local media, at some points of this region of Texas so much water fell in a few hours, since it will fall to the whole summer, and it is expected that the storms will remain on the next Friday in the afternoon before scattering.
