At least 24 people have died and up to 25 people from a girls' summer camp remain missing after flash floods hit the US state of Texas on Friday, July 4, BBC reports. US President Donald Trump called the tragedy, which happened on Independence Day, shocking and terrible. Federal officials have pledged assistance, said Texas Governor Greg Abbott. An overnight search and rescue operation was under way, Abbott said, though Texas officials could not confirm the number of people missing. Water levels rose quickly before the river was flooded. Within 45 minutes, the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet and it was a destructive flood, taking property and sadly lives, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said. Read the full report here.
