Rescuers work through night; no deaths reported in Texas flooding
Floodwaters overran the city of Uvalde overnight into Thursday, leaving it inaccessible as emergency crews worked through the night to rescue trapped residents and motorists, according to police spokesperson Juli Alvarado.
“There’s no way into the city at this point in time. Rescues have been happening overnight,” Alvarado said Thursday morning. She said multiple people trapped in vehicles had been rescued.
The National Weather Service in San Antonio issued an urgent warning, describing a “large and deadly flood wave” moving down the same river that killed two dozen children and counselors at Camp Mystic in 2025.
“Move to higher ground now,” the weather service said.
The storms threatened several counties near the Mexico border and in the Texas Hill Country near San Antonio, an area still recovering from the Camp Mystic tragedy. City officials in Kerrville urged residents to shelter at the highest levels of their homes. Several tornado warnings were also issued.
There was no immediate word of any deaths or injuries from the flooding, according to officials.