DALLAS 性视界传媒 Camp Mystic said on its website that it 性视界传媒渋s grieving the loss of 27 campers and counselors性视界传媒 in the historic flooding in along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County.
The statement did not say all those missing from the camp had been found, but it seemed to concede that it was unlikely they would be found alive.
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The all-girls Christian camp in the Texas Hill Country thanked everyone for the outpouring of support, as well as the local and state authorities that have worked extensively to locate the missing girls.聽Ten campers and one counselor from Camp Mystic were still as unaccounted for by officials late Sunday night.
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The death toll from weekend flooding in Texas had risen to 90 as of Monday morning, the Texas Tribune reported .As of Sunday night, authorities had confirmed at least 68 deaths from the storm in Kerr County, including 28 children.聽
Search efforts for those missing across Central Texas moved into a fourth day on Monday.
The state and local officials said that the ongoing search and rescue effort includes the use of boats, drones, helicopters and horses to comb the battered, ragged Hill Country area.
As the death toll continues to mount following the historic and catastrophic flooding, officials and communities across the state were mobilizing relief efforts and finding ways to honor the victims who were killed or remained unaccounted for.
Dallas city officials ordered flags at all city facilities to be lowered to half-staff through Wednesday in memory of the victims, according to a city spokesperson.
Camp Mystic, in addition to the campers and counselors, also lost its longtime director, Richard 性视界传媒淒ick性视界传媒 Eastland. He was confirmed among the dead after reportedly losing his life while trying to save the girls under his care.
The camp, which had just begun its second four-week session, was forced to evacuate its hundreds of campers and staff early Friday as floodwaters surged through the community of Hunt and other parts of Kerr County.
Before the floods, the nearly 100-year-old Camp Mystic was a sprawling 700-acre campground dotted with green-roofed, cobblestone cabins and rows of cypress, live oak and pecan trees. It drew hundreds of girls and generations of families to Hill Country each year.
Now it is in tatters, with cabins missing doors, windows and walls. The debris of lost summer fun is strewn among the tree branches and storm debris.
State and federal authorities have mobilized significant resources to the region.
President Donald Trump signed a major disaster declaration Sunday for Kerr County, activating the Federal Emergency Management Agency to Texas.
Crews from FEMA, the U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection have joined local teams in the search for missing residents and children from nearby camps.
As of Sunday night, a large swath of communities in Central Texas were under evacuation orders as new flood warnings were issued because of lingering rains..
In Kerr County, 28 of the bodies recovered remain unidentified, and the Texas Rangers are collecting DNA from victims and family members.
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Families from across Texas and beyond are awaiting news, as officials warn that the death toll is expected to rise.
