The devastating flash floods in Texas have left over 100 dead and many still missing, with haunting stories emerging from the wreckage.
One resident told the NY Post about a father who clung to a tree, refusing to let go of his babies before being swept away. His wife and two sons remain missing; only their daughter, who was at a nearby camp, survived.
At Camp Mystic, at least 27 children and counselors have died, with 11 still unaccounted for. “Our hearts are broken,” the camp said, asking for prayers and privacy.
Camp director Dick Eastland died trying to save children. “If not of natural causes, this was the only way — saving the girls he loved,” his grandson wrote.
Lorena Guillen, who owns the Blue Oak RV Park in hard-hit Kerr County, recalled the horror: “We heard screaming all night. Cabins floated and smashed into trees.” She described a family of five whose RV floated away in total darkness as the river rose rapidly.
Rescue operations continue as the tragedy unfolds.