Texas Floods Claim Over 80 Lives: Implications for Investors and Businesses in the Region
On July 7, Texas faced a tragic increase in fatalities from the devastating floods, now exceeding 80 lives lost, raising concerns that this number may rise as hopes fade for the safe return of ten girls still missing.
Larry Liethia, a police official in Kerr County, the area hardest hit, confirmed that the death toll currently stands at 68, including 40 adults and 28 children.
During a press conference, Liethia revealed that approximately 750 girls were participating in a summer camp along the Guadalupe River, with ten still unaccounted for, along with a coach who was at the camp.
Authorities have reported 13 fatalities in neighboring counties, with two deaths in Kendall County and one in Williamson County.
In a first public statement regarding the disaster, President Donald Trump announced plans to visit the affected area next Friday. Speaking to reporters in New Jersey before boarding a flight back to Washington, he remarked, “This is a disaster we haven’t seen in a hundred years… Seeing what is happening is horrific.”
The flash floods were triggered by extremely heavy rainfall in the central part of the state early Friday morning, which caused the Guadalupe River to rise by eight meters in just 45 minutes.
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Source: Oman News
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