Concern in Texas. Violent floods left at least 50 dead in the United States, according to the last account by the France-Presse agency on Saturday night July 5. While dozens of children are still missing, many families without news of their children trust their concern.
The concern is particularly for the participants of a Christian summer camp for girls, the mystical camp, which took place near the Guadalupe River. Of the 750 participants, many of them managed to flee, but 27 they still lacked the call on Saturday night, they announced the Sheriff of Kerr County, Larry Lethia, at a press conference.
Michael, 40, who did not want to give his last name, has traveled to 150 km in Austin car to try to find his 8 -year -old daughter who participated in this summer camp and has not given a sign of life since Friday.
“We spent the night in Kerville and we got here (in Hunt, note of the Texas editor). We went so below the river, but we do not have the necessary equipment for that, so we let us (we help) we do and look for where it could be alive,” explains the father to our microphone, tears in our eyes.
On the site, Michael found the villa where his daughter lived during this vacation camp, according to AFP. Inside, the forties put their hand on a towel that bore the name of their daughter, as well as in a luxurious and in the bag of a friend of her daughter. This friend has already been found dead, he said.
“I hope a miracle, really,” says the father.
“Really scary”
Elinor Lester, 13, participated in this vacation camp. The young American tells Associated Press that he has suddenly awakened around 1:30 for the sound of the storm and by the floors that hit the windows. While the water rose in the villa where it was, he says he was evacuated by helicopter.
According to the girl, the chalets reserved for 8 -year -old children were close to banks and, therefore, were the first affected. “The camp was completely destroyed. It was really scary,” she says.
Other children did not have this opportunity and remained missing. On Facebook, many parents have published research notices about their daughter. Some announced that his son’s body had been found.
Camp officials said that in their social networks they have come into contact with all the parents of missing girls to inform them of the situation.
Floor and stuffed mattress
This vacation camp, created in 1926, offers girls for 8 to 17 years, according to Associated Press. He was so successful that families are encouraged to register their daughter sometimes in advance.
Photos and videos taken before drama show teenagers fishing, riding a horse or even choreographies in a country environment.
From now on, the shots taken after floods show disorder chalets, covers and mattresses overturned on the ground, while stuffed animals are taken in the middle of the muddy water.
“This camp, as well as the river that borders it, were terribly devastated, since I have never seen it during a natural disaster,” he said in unknown Texas Greg Abbott governor after going to the scene.
“We will not stop until we have found all the girls in these villas,” he said.
500 deployed rescuers
Beyond this camp, other worried parents also hope to see their son again. Ty Badon is looking for his missing daughter, while staying with friends in Texas. Coming from Beaumont, explains that he received a call from a person who was on vacation with his daughter who said: “The waters swept them.” “A few seconds later, the phone broke. And that’s all we know,” he said CNN.
Now in the place, he says he inspected the banks with his son, when he saw a body. “I thought it was a model,” he said. “He was a small child of 8 or 10 years, he was dead,” he said.
“I hope we can find our children, my daughter and her friends. Living,” he said in shock.
The river water entered the city of Kent, destroying fences and damaging buildings. A service station has disappeared. In the neighboring city of Kerville, the water is mounted up to almost 10 meters high.
Around 500 rescuers unfold in Texas to try to find missing people. 14 helicopters cross the sector, while the Texas National Guard and the Coast Guard are present in reinforcement.
Source: BFM TV
