Keely Goodall7 July 2025 | 9:20

VIDEOS: Texas flood sweeps away entire cabin with 27 young girls

So far, 51 people have been confirmed dead.

VIDEOS: Texas flood sweeps away entire cabin with 27 young girls

Members of a search and rescue team look for people near Camp Mystic, the site of where at least 20 girls went missing after flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 5, 2025. Picture: RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP) / ALTERNATE CROP.

Saskia Falken (in for Clarence Ford on CapeTalk) speaks with Barbara Friedman about this and other stories trending online.

Listen below:

Texas is facing devastating floods, with mobile homes, vehicles and holiday cabins being swept away by the force.

The Guadalupe River rose 7.9 metres in less than an hour, reaching its second-highest level on record, causing the floods.

Rescue efforts are underway for 27 young girls, mostly under the age of 12, who were at a summer camp when their cabins were swept away.

“I don’t know what their rainfall patterns are, but I don’t think anyone expected this.”
– Barbara Friedman