Halaak hone walo main summer camp k bachay bhi shaamil. 180 log abhi bhi Kerr County disaster main laapata.
Summary:
Central Texas Hill Country mein July 4th ke din honay wali flash flooding ne ab tak 109 logon ki jaan le li hai, jin mein bohot se bachay bhi shamil hain. Sab se zyada tabahi Kerr County mein hui jahan Camp Mystic ke campers aur staff members bhi halaak huay. Rescue efforts ab bhi jaari hain, jabke 180 se zyada log ab tak laapata hain. Torrential rains ne sirf 2 ghanton mein devastation macha di, aur authorities ab possible emergency response lapses ki investigation kar rahi hain.
Texas Flash Floods main 109 log halaak, 180 missing
Texas, USA – Central Texas mein hone wali flash flooding ne ab tak kam az kam 109 logon ki jaan le li, jabke over 180 log ab tak missing hain. Yeh tabahi July 4th ke din early morning hui jab achanak torrential rain ne Guadalupe River basin mein pani ka toofan daal diya.
Governor Greg Abbott ne confirm kiya ke sab se zyada nuqsan Kerr County mein hua, jahan ab tak 94 bodies recover ho chuki hain – un mein takreeban 1/3 bachay hain.
Camp Mystic ki Tragedy
Kerr County ke marhoomeen mein 27 campers aur counselors shamil hain from Camp Mystic, ek 100 saal purani all-girls Christian summer retreat jo Hunt ke qareeb located hai. Camp director bhi iss flood ka nishana bana.
Governor Abbott ne kaha ke abhi bhi 5 girls aur ek counselor laapata hain, aur ek additional child jo camp ka hissa nahi tha.
‘Find Every Single Person’ – Abbott
Abbott ne kaha:
“Humay har laapata shaks ko dhoondhna hai. That’s job number one.”
Search operations mein local officials ke ilawa federal agencies, neighboring states, aur Mexico ke rescue teams bhi shamil ho gaye hain. Magar barish aur muddy conditions rescue work ko slow kar rahe hain.
Emotional Discoveries
Sandi Gilmer, ek US Army veteran aur chaplain jo volunteer kar rahi hain, ne flood debris mein aik pani mein bheegi family photo album dhoondi. Unka kehna tha:
“I don’t know how many people in this album are alive or deceased… par main isay chor nahi sakti thi.”
Disaster Kaise Shuru Hua
Friday se pehle sirf ek ghante mein 12 inches se zyada barish hui jis ne Guadalupe River ke upstream branches ko flood kar diya. Dalton Rice, City Manager of Kerrville, ne kaha ke itni heavy rain unki predictions se double thi aur sab kuch 2 ghanton ke andar ho gaya.
Emergency evacuation ka time nahi mil saka – aur officials ke paas warning systems pe sawalat uth rahe hain.
Climate Change Connection
Scientists ka kehna hai ke climate change se aise extreme weather events zyada frequent ho rahe hain, especially in warm, wet zones like Texas.
Kerr County ke Sheriff Larry Leitha ne emergency preparedness pe sawalat ka jawab dene se guraiz kiya. Unho ne sirf itna kaha ke 911 calls subah 4 se 5 baje ke darmiyan aani shuru hui thin.
Governor Abbott ne kaha ke Texas legislature ka special session bulaaya ja raha hai later this month for investigation and disaster relief funding.
