One Death Reported Amid Dozens of Rescues in Central Texas Guadalupe River Flooding

At least one person died in flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas. Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the fatality in a Thursday afternoon update and said the victim was not a camper. He added that about 80 rescues have been made and that rapidly rising rivers will continue to rise throughout the day.

The Guadalupe River rose 32 feet in four hours, the Texas Tribune reported. Emergency officials encouraged residents to evacuate early Thursday morning. Authorities rescued dozens of people as river waters continued to rise, the Associated Press reported.

The flooding affected multiple counties in South Texas, including Uvalde, Kerr, and Kendall. Floodwaters engulfed the Rodeo Los Corrales Dance Hall in Comfort, Texas. Last summer the Guadalupe River produced deadly flash floods over the Fourth of July holiday.

At Camp Mystic, an all-girls camp near Kerrville along the river, the water rose 26 feet in about 45 minutes and swept away 25 children and two counselors. Camp Mystic filed for bankruptcy earlier this summer and did not reopen. "CATASTROPHIC flooding is occurring.

Move to higher ground now! " the National Weather Service in San Antonio posted on X.