At least one person has died in flooding across central Texas – the same area that saw more than 130 deaths in flash floods last summer.
“Large and deadly” flooding from the Guadalupe River is expected to ravage the region, following days of torrential rain, the National Weather Service in San Antonio reported. Last year’s flash floods originated from the same river.
Early Thursday morning, emergency officials were encouraging residents in the area to evacuate.
More than 130 people died in last summer’s floods, including 25 children and two counsellors at Camp Mystic, an all-girls camp near Kerrville, Texas, located along the river.
In a Thursday afternoon update, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced at least one person has died in the flooring.
“We will be doing everything possible to save human life,” Abbott said in an update posted to social media.
