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Photos: Deadly Flooding in Texas

Early Friday morning, heavy rainfall in central Texas set off flash floods, causing the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in less than an hour and reportedly killing at least 89 people—including many girls at a summer camp. Rescue workers and volunteers have been hard at work throughout the weekend.

By Alan Taylor
Search and rescue workers dig through debris alongside a recently-flooded riverbed.
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Search-and-rescue workers dig through debris looking for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding on July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported.
A tree is wrapped in roots and branches after a flood.
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A tree is wrapped in roots and branches after a deadly flood in Kerr County, Texas, on July 5, 2025.
An aerial view of a muddy fast-flowing river littered with scattered debris and broken trees.
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A raging Guadalupe River leaves fallen trees and debris in its wake, seen on July 4, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas.
Broken trees and branches lie scattered in front of a large camp building that has a sign reading
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A view of Camp Mystic, where 27 girls and staff members were reportedly killed after flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 5, 2025.
A view inside of a flood-damaged camp cabin with bunkbeds
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A view inside of a cabin at Camp Mystic, after the flooding, on July 5, 2025.
A person reacts while looking at bedding and other scattered belongings outside a camp building.
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A person reacts while looking at bedding and other belongings outside sleeping quarters at Camp Mystic, along the banks of the Guadalupe River, on July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas.
Several people on horseback gather and talk, before heading out to search for flood victims.
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Volunteer searchers on horseback prepare to search for flood victims in Kerr County, Texas, on July 6, 2025.
A person moves a downed tree branch, amid an overturned car and other flood debris.
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A man searches the area, following flash flooding, in Hunt, Texas, on July 6, 2025.
A collection of family photographs, dirtied and recently wet, lie spread out on a table.
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Salvaged photographs of the Rich family lie on a table in their home after it flooded on July 6, 2025, in Center Point, Texas.
Several people stand and pray inside a church.
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Ginger Turner and her daughter Hailey pray during church services held at Hunt Baptist Church on July 6, 2025, after recent flooding.
Two people stand beside a rushing river that has recently flooded.
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People stand together beyond caution tape on the banks of the Guadalupe River on July 6, 2025, in Center Point, Texas.
A large truck sits wrapped around a tree after flooding.
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A large truck sits wrapped around a tree after flash flooding on the bank of the Guadalupe River in Center Point, Texas, on July 5, 2025.
A twin-rotor military helicopter flies close overhead.
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A Chinook helicopter flies over Camp Mystic after picking up troops that aided in search-and-recovery efforts on July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas.
Two people stand on a bridge, looking out over many fallen trees along a riverbank.
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Onlookers review the damage along the Guadalupe River on July 6, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas.
Six rescue workers wearing protective gear paddle an inflatable boat down a river.
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Officials ride a boat as they arrive to assist with recovery efforts at Camp Mystic on July 6, 2025.
A shed, sitting at an unusual angle, rests among piles of broken trees and flood debris.
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A displaced shed rests among piles of flood debris in Kerr County, Texas, on July 5, 2025.
A cleanup crew worker sits at the bottom of an exterior staircase, resting.
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A cleanup-crew worker takes a break after clearing tree debris that was lodged into the side of a building next to the Guadalupe River on July 5, 2025, in Center Point, Texas.
A woman lifts her dog over a large tree that was uprooted by flash flooding.
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A woman lifts her dog over a large tree that was uprooted by flash flooding in Louise Hays Park, next to the Guadalupe River, on July 5, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas.
A search dog scrambles over flood debris, pulling at its handler.
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A search dog works at Camp Mystic after deadly flooding in Kerr County, Texas, on July 5, 2025.
A person walks beneath a road bridge, with huge piles of flood debris visible behind them.
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Joe Treadaway searches for survivors after flash flooding on the bank of the Guadalupe River on July 5, 2025, in Center Point, Texas.
Flood debris, including kayaks, sheet metal, lumber, and branches, lies tangled in trees.
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Widespread damage is visible in and around Kerrville, Texas, on July 6, 2025.
A person searches through flood debris, while carrying a small child in a carrier on their back.
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A search-and-rescue worker looks through debris for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding on July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas.
Two ars that were swept away by flooding sit in piles of debris.
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Cars that were swept away by flooding sit in piles of debris near Kerrville, Texas, on July 6, 2025.
An aerial view of the sun setting over the Guadalupe River
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In an aerial view, the sun sets over the Guadalupe River on July 6, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas.
Several officials search near large piles of flood debris
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Officials search near piles of debris along the banks of the Guadalupe River on July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas.
Three people hug each other tightly.
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Campers and staff from Camp Waldemar, near the north fork of the Guadalupe River, are reunited with their families after heavy rainfall and flooding in Central Texas, on July 5, 2025.

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Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.
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