A devastating video from Texas shows a herd of deer being swept away by raging floodwaters as deadly flash flooding grips parts of the Lone Star State.
As of Thursday, two flash flood emergencies were in effect across the Hill Country, including one for Kerrville, the community still associated with the deadly 2025 flooding at Camp Mystic that claimed 28 lives, among them 25 young campers.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said one person has died in the latest flooding, with the fatality reported “between the Kerrville and Comfort area.”
Overnight, evacuations and water rescues were reported in Kerrville, Hunt, Knippa and Uvalde as officials warned of life-threatening flash flooding. ABC 13 also reported that floodwater had begun entering buildings in some areas.
News 4 San Antonio shared heartbreaking footage from Cibolo Creek showing four deer being carried away by the powerful current.
In Hunt, the Guadalupe River surged from 9 feet to 19 feet between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. local time Thursday. Farther downstream, concerns were also raised about the structural integrity of a Highway 87 bridge over the river in Comfort, Texas.
The National Weather Service escalated its flash flood emergency Thursday, warning that a “large and deadly flood wave” had developed along the Guadalupe River near Kerrville and was moving downstream through Center Point.
At Center Point, the river gauge rose 32 feet in just four hours, and was expected to reach a similar crest to last year’s devastating floods – which killed a total of 100 people, including the 28 at Camp Mystic.
