The death toll from the flash floods in central Texas in the US has risen to 51. 27 people are still missing, for whom search and rescue operations are being carried out with the help of boats and helicopters. Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leatha held a press conference late Saturday (local time).
During this time, he told that 14 children are also among those who died. At the same time, the head of the Texas Department of Emergency Management, Nim Kidd, said, ‘We will not stop until we find all the missing people.’ Meanwhile, PM Narendra Modi expressed condolences on the loss of lives in the floods in Texas. PM Modi said in a post on X, ‘Deeply saddened to hear the news of the loss of lives of people, especially children, in the devastating floods in Texas.
Our condolences to the US government and the grieving families.’ According to the US National Weather Service, in the last 25 years, an average of 125 people have died every year due to floods. Most of these deaths are due to flash floods. Let us know when the most deadly floods occurred in the US in the last 25 years.