Inondations au Texas : Des hélicoptères et des drones sont engagés dans les recherches et la Garde nationale du Texas ainsi que les garde-côtes des États-Unis ont envoyé des renforts.
00:00Good evening, we begin tonight with the devastation from catastrophic flash flooding in central Texas growing even more dire.
00:08This was the view from above in Kerr County, showing total destruction.
00:13Officials saying at least 32 people have been killed after a dangerous surge from the Guadalupe River
00:19overwhelmed the entire region, uprooting trees and leaving piles of debris everywhere.
00:24At the same time, dozens of families are in anguish tonight, desperately searching for at least 27 children
00:32who went missing after the water swept through a summer camp.
00:35You can see the aftermath in this photo posted today.
00:39And the flood threat isn't over yet.
00:42Our Ryan Chandler is in hard-hit Kerrville, Texas.
00:44Ryan, good evening.
00:48Jose, this is still an active search and rescue operation.
00:52We've seen the helicopters flying low above this destroyed riverbank all day, trying to search for survivors.
00:59The governor stressing that they are treating all of the missing people as still alive.
01:03While the fear for many here is when does rescue turn into recovery?
01:10In the Texas Hill Country tonight, families hold on to hope as heartbreak overflows.
01:16On the broken banks of the Guadalupe River, a trail of death and debris,
01:20trees leveled and shredded, families destroyed.
01:23I've never seen tragedy on this level, the destruction that this flood has caused.
01:28The death toll rising with every update.
01:30Now 32 people dead, including at least 14 children.
01:35And tonight, our first look at Camp Mystic.
01:37The Christian all-girls retreat devastated.
01:40Inside one cabin, bunks and bedding caked in mud.
01:44Officials say 27 campers are still missing tonight.
01:47And we've learned the identities of three girls who died.
01:51One of those killed little Lila Bonner.
01:54Her family tells NBC News, we ache with all who loved her and are praying endlessly for others to be spared from this tragic loss.
02:02Down the river, Patrick O'Malley says his dogs woke him up as water was already to his door.
02:07The water started coming through the flooring and I just felt the whole house pick up and been on a lot of boats and it felt like I was in a boat.
02:15Eight hundred and fifty people have been rescued so far, officials say.
02:19These are the search and rescue missions frantically searching for anybody who may still be alive.
02:24A massive search radius, 30 miles down.
02:28We will be relentless in going after and ensuring that we locate every single person who's been a victim of this flooding event.
02:41It's like this for miles and miles.
02:45The Guadalupe swelled nearly 30 feet in just about an hour Friday morning.
02:49A holiday escape, now a hellscape.
02:52RVs abandoned and homes reduced to shells.
02:56People need to know today will be a hard day.
03:02It will be a hard day.
03:04Pretty devastating.
03:05A few hours east near Austin, flash flooding, killing at least three people today.
03:11Officials encouraging people to evacuate in Georgetown, with the San Gabriel River cresting at more than 30 feet.
03:19Ryan, how much more rain could this area get?
03:22Yeah, Jose, it's not over yet.
03:26Governor Abbott has expanded the disaster declaration in Texas with more rain still on the way.
03:31Areas like Austin and San Antonio, six million people, in fact, under flood watches tonight.
03:37Some areas got more than 16 inches of rain in the last 24 hours.
03:41Jose.
03:42Ryan Chandler in Kerrville, Texas.
03:44Thank you.
03:45We thank you for watching.
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