Death toll from the Texas floods has risen to 59, with 21 of the victims being children

Sunday, July 6, 2025 

The death toll from devastating floods in Texas rose to 59 on Sunday, including 21 children, according to law enforcement officials. The search continued for a group of girls missing from a summer camp, now in its third day.

Larry Leitha, Sheriff of Kerr County in the Texas Hill Country—the area hardest hit by the flooding—reported that 11 girls and a counselor were still unaccounted for. They had been at a camp near the Guadalupe River, which overflowed its banks after heavy rainfall struck central Texas on Friday, coinciding with the U.S. Independence Day holiday.

President Trump declared a major disaster Sunday morning in Kerr County, aligning with Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s initial visit to the summer camp. On social media, Abbott referred to the region as “horrendously ravaged.”