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- Texas flooding death toll rises amid weekend flash flooding risk</p>
<p>Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY July 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM</p>
<p>Over a week since an inundated Guadalupe River sent floodwaters tearing through homes and youth camps in Texas, optimism for rescuing any of the dozens of people still missing from Hill Country on Saturday has steadily faded as the death toll continued to rise.</p>
<p>Hundreds of rescuers, many of them volunteers, have scoured miles of destruction for any sign of the missing. But they haven't rescued anyone alive since July 4, the day of the flood, officials in the hardest-hit Kerr County said. Some 160 people are missing from the county alone.</p>
<p>As of the morning of July 12, the death toll had risen to at least 129, with authorities in Kerr and Travis counties reporting more bodies recovered. The toll in Kerr County rose to at least 103, including 67 adults and 36 children, according to the county's Joint Information Center. In Travis County, the toll rose to nine from eight, spokesperson Hector Nieto confirmed to USA TODAY. Officials previously said at least 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic, the beloved all-girls Christian camp, were among the dead.</p>
<p>"I've never seen anything like this, and I've seen a lot of bad ones," President Donald Trump said as he and first lady Melania Trump surveyed the damage on Friday. "It's hard to believe the devastation."</p>
<p>Volunteers expected to help with recovery Saturday</p>
<p>Kerr County said it is expecting a large number of "spontaneous volunteers" to help with recovery efforts on Saturday. Volunteers have been a key part of search and rescue in the days since the flood, with officials sometimes asking volunteers to stay away so qualified personnel can conduct some of the grueling work.</p>
<p>Volunteers are asked to register with Texas Community Recovery and check in at Tivy Antler Stadium in Kerrville before attending a safety briefing.</p>
<p>A person watches as machinery is used to clear debris along the banks of the Guadalupe River after catastrophic floods in Center Point, Texas, July 11, 2025.Officials continue to grapple with question of blame</p>
<p>Officials in Texas have faced relentless questions about what could have been done to prevent the high death toll and short amount of warning time in the Hill Country flooding. In Kerr County, Sheriff Larry Leitha has said he's not dodging the questions, but is focusing on the top priority of locating each missing person and identifying each victim found.</p>
<p>Trump on Friday rejected concerns about whether communities along the Guadalupe River were adequately prepared for the disaster.</p>
<p>"I think everybody did an incredible job under the circumstances," Trump said. "Only a very evil person would ask a question like that."</p>
<p>Gov. Greg Abbott earlier in the week said "blame" was the "word choice of losers."</p>
<p>Is more flooding on the way?</p>
<p>As cleanup and recovery continues in Texas Hill Country, a renewed threat of flash flooding is in store over the weekend, forecasters said. Scattered showers are expected to develop Saturday afternoon and evening in south-central Texas, including parts of areas that already flooded. Heavy rain can quickly run off already wet ground, forecasters said.</p>
<p>In Kerrville, there is about a 35% chance of an inch of rain falling through Sunday morning, the weather service office serving Austin and San Antonio said.</p>
<p>"The expected heavy rainfall totals along with already sensitive, wet antecedent conditions may lead to scattered to potentially numerous instances of flash flooding," the National Weather Service said.</p>
<p>Abbott activated emergency response resources on Friday at the Texas Division of Emergency Management in response to the forecast: "Texas continues to stand ready to deploy all necessary resources to support Texans as severe storms move across our state," he said.</p>
<p>Over 13.5 million people were under flood watches from the National Weather Service across parts of Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico on Saturday morning.</p>
<p>How many died in Texas flooding?</p>
<p>Here's a breakdown of the Texas flooding death toll, according to county officials:</p>
<p>Kerr County: 103</p>
<p>Travis County: 9</p>
<p>Kendall County: 8</p>
<p>Burnet County: 5</p>
<p>Williamson County: 3</p>
<p>Tom Green County: 1</p>
<p>Contributing: Christopher Cann, Joey Garrison, Bart Jansen, Karissa Waddick and Michael Loria, USA TODAY</p>
<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Texas flooding deaths rise to 129 as search for missing continues</p>
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