Is a Texas under shock the one who seeks tirelessly 27 girls dispersed. They were spending their holidays in the renowned Camp Mystica field field overwhelmed by the waters of the Guadalupe river climbed by six meters in two hours for the violent rains. From the night between Friday And Saturday Rescue continues uninterrupted but the fear is that with the passing of the hours the survival chances for the small disperses thinks, also due to the bad weather which continues to hit the County of Kerr.
Twelve drones and more than twenty helicopters The rescuers on the field are assisting. THE parents of the girls participating in the Christian summer camp For only girls they pray to find their daughters: on social They post their photos in the hope of facilitating identification. They have almost all of the nine he is ten yearsand their photos portray them smiling. Someone with the windows of the fallen teeth. Among them there is Hadley Hannah Of eight years and the two friends of Dallas, Eloise Peck And Lial Bonner. Some parents who had posted photos were forced to announce theirs on social networks death. «Thanks to all those who prayed for us. Reneal It was found. The result is not what we wanted but the social networks helped the rescuers to identify it, “he wrote on Facebook the family Smojstrla. For her there was nothing to do, just as there was nothing to do for Janie Hunt nine years old, also a guest of the campsite.
Camp Mystic It is a popular Texas camp. In the past there were the daughters and grandchildren of the former president Lyndon Johnson And the former First Lady Laura Bush. The campsite, which will celebrate its hundredth birthday next year, was founded by the former football coach of the University of Texas Ej ‘doc’ stewart In the 1926 With the mission of “offering young girls a healthy Christian environment to develop exceptional personal qualities and self -esteem”. Since its foundation, she has always made exception during the Second World Warwhen the federal government rented it as a place of “convalescence for veterans”.
«None of us was ready for this. The area had flooded in the past but never nothing like that, “said the owners of the restaurant Grape Juicewhich is located on the banks of the river Guadalupe. “The alarm took place Friday evening But nobody imagined such a tragedy, “they added. THE dead so far ascertained are 27, 18 adults And nine children. “In these hours we continue to work: we make sandwiches and meals for rescuers and all those who need it,” they assured.
Speaking of a “horrible tragedy” The American president He assured that the administration is already at work. There First Lady Melania expressed his support to the parents of small victims while the vice president JD Vance he spoke of a “indescribable tragedy»And reminds families that all theAmerica Pray for them. In a message a Trumpthe President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella expressed “on behalf of the Italian people and my staff, profound closeness” to United States “For the victims and missing caused by the floods that hit Texas”. The premier also expressed their closeness and solidarity Giorgia Meloni and the minister Tajani.
Focus onemergencylocal authorities avoiding for hours to respond to the controversies on the lack of systems of alert And how never it was not possible to avoid a tragedy of this reach. «These are questions to answer later. Now let’s think about rescue“, he said Dalton Ricemanager of the city of Kerrvilleone of the most affected communities. The urgency is also justified by the new ones rains arrival that risk creating further damage and make the already difficult rescue operations even more complex.
The tragedy of Texas It also raises doubts about the will of the Administration Trump to dismantle the Civil Protection. There Fema He has been in the sights of the president for months: many of the funds at his disposal have been reduced and the president intends to close it by passing responsibility for individual states.