A YOUNG woman was miraculously rescued after being swept 20 miles downriver in floods that have killed at least 27 and left dozens of young girls missing. The 22-year-old was scooped up by fast-moving water from her campsite in Kerr County, Texas by deadly flash floods at 4am, and found clinging to a tree four hours later, reports KENS 5. A third of a year's worth of rain fell in a few hours in the area, creating an "extraordinary disaster", with an enormous search-and-rescue mission still underway. A Center Point resident, Carl, heard screaming when he stepped into his yard at around 8am on Friday morning. He spotted the woman clinging to a huge Cyprus tree near Lion's Park Dam as the river thundered beneath her. She had for been holding on for several hours after a terrifying 20-mile journey down dams and dodging debris. Emergency calls weren't connecting, so the local resident desperately flagged down a police car for help. Two rescue boats were scrambled and battled perilous currents to rescue the stranded camper. By this time, the water level had receded considerably, so the woman was stranded 12ft above the water's surface. She was forced to drop into the rescue boat, and was finally brought to safety. Carl said: "It was a true miracle. There's no other way to explain it. "We bought her into our house and gave her clothes and something to drink. We had a long talk with her." Carl's family members told KENS 5 that the woman had been with her parents, sister, aunt and uncle at the campsite. She reportedly was washed from her car with both of her parents, and became separated from the two of them. Their condition is not yet clear. The woman had suffered only minor injuries during her hellish journey downstream. She recounted plunging down four dams and fighting refrigerators, vehicle and other debris along the way. There are hopes that others missing after floods will be found clinging on somewhere like this woman. Rescue teams were working through Friday night in a desperate bid to locate two dozens girls who were swept away from Camp Mystic - and all-girls summer camp by the Guadeloupe River. The camp said on Friday morning that the parents of missing children had been notified, but that most of the 750 kids were safe. Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said on Friday afternoon of the missing girls: "That does not mean they've been lost. They could be in a tree or out of communication." Frantic parents and families posted photos of missing loved ones and pleas for information. Local media has confirmed that among the missing girls are 9-year-old Laiey Landry, friends Eloise Peck and Lila Bonner, and Renee Smajstrla from the same cabin The authorities have drafted in helicopters, specialised swimmers, drones and military vehicles in the hope of finding the girls alive. Elinor Lester, 13, who was at the camp when the flood hit said it had been completely destroyed. She said: "A helicopter landed and started taking people away. It was really scary." https://www.the-sun.com/news/14635426/woman-swept-miles-texas-floods-clinging-tree-rescue/
This is such a tragedy. In the late 50s an orphanage in Hawaii was washed into the sea on the Hamakua coast. Everyone perished. There’s a spooky vibe there. We used to fish and harvest mussels there. It’s called Lapahoihoi RIP to these children.
Terrifying. I heard at least one of the dads is out there looking. I would be too. I hope they find them.
It'd be nice if this made any difference to his cult...er...voter base, or that he was held accountable for gutting the services that let people know this was going to happen.
So, according to MAGA logic, doesn't this mean that God is angry with Christians so he made this happen? Maybe it's because Christians are supporting a fascist piece of shit?
Gosh, it's almost like we shouldn't allow people who aren't experts to determine what this money is spent on...
I don't know how it is any parent of a child who dies, can wake up in the morning again. The pain would be unbearable.
It destroys people. My brother died in a fire when I was 4 and he was 2. My parents have been husks of people since that day.
My father had two sisters. Both lost sons in their teens. One was able to eventually go on but the other never recovered. The only upside, my father was like a lot of men of his generation, don't show emotion. He became more affectionate to my mom and the three of us, realizing how suddenly someone could lose a child. And some families lose many.
I knew a guy that lostnhis son in a hunting accident, then lost his only other son in motorcycle accident month later. They were two years apart. Then about a year later his son in law hanged himseld outside his apartment building with zero indications he's was struggling. That family learned to focus on giving back those in need.
Thanks. It absolutely destroyed their lives. My father died at 48 after abusing his body for decades and my mother probably doesn't have many years left for the same reasons. Horrible. Crazy thing is... even knowing that... I'm not sure of I'd be able to deal with the loss of a child any better.
So sorry you had to grow up with that, @Phatguysrule. Losing children used to be normal. Until a few decades into 20th century, cemeteries were full of child graves. Dead of smallpox, measles, diphtheria, influenza, contaminated food and water, infections resulting from severe tooth decay. And child labor in unsafe conditions. Public health measures like food inspection, water purification, vaccines, fluoridation, ending child labor and workplace safety mean families now can expect to raise their children to adulthood. All are at risk. In the name of making America healthy again. Like in the 19th century.
MAGA Congressional Candidate Calls Texas Floods ‘Fake’: It’s ‘Murder’ A MAGA congressional candidate is facing backlash after spreading conspiracy theories about the deadly flash floods in Texas and calling them “fake.” Kandiss Taylor, who is running to represent Georgia in the House of Representatives, posted on X Saturday: “Fake weather. Fake hurricanes. Fake flooding. Fake. Fake. Fake.” Her bizarre post came as authorities searched for dozens of people who lost their lives in Texas’ flash floods. Of the 30 people confirmed dead so far, at least nine were children. Around 25 campers from a nearby summer camp are still missing. Taylor later posted her message again: “FAKE WEATHER. REAL DAMAGE.” “This isn’t just ‘climate change.’ It’s cloud seeding, geoengineering, & manipulation,“ she added. ”If fake weather causes real tragedy, that’s murder. Pray. Prepare. Question the narrative.” When she later added that tragedy had struck, someone in the comments called her out for walking back her earlier post. She wrote back: “I’m not walking back a thing. No one can control the way you raging liberals twist words. Brainwashed zombies.” Taylor, who recently ran to be Georgia’s governor, was slammed by leaders across the nation. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ar-AA1I2tzC
How the absolute fuck do you fake weather, which means then youd have to fake the deaths, fake the videos, fake the people all taking days to search for people who have real parents, real loved ones. Something has to fucking change because people are far too fucking stupid in the most information-available times of our life. Its unreal how fucking stupid people are now.
