Death Toll Hits 67 in Texas Floods; Search Ongoing for 11 Missing Campers

• Rising Death Toll:
At least 67 people have died following devastating flash floods that swept through central Texas early Friday, according to officials across several counties.

• Missing Campers:
Among the dead are at least 21 children in Kerr County, where the search remains urgent for 11 girls and one counselor still missing from Camp Mystic. The summer camp sits near the Guadalupe River, which rapidly overflowed after relentless downpours.

• Forecasting Under Fire:
The National Weather Service issued multiple flood warnings ahead of the storm. However, concerns are growing over whether those warnings reached enough people—and whether staffing shortages at forecasting offices may have delayed or weakened the agency’s response.