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An emotional Mayra Flores, former Congressional candidate from Texas, gave a tearful update on the ongoing situation at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas. Where 23 kids remain missing after major floods swept across the Guadalupe River area. Along with the emotional update, images of the flooded campgrounds caused a huge outpouring of prayers and rage on social media.
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What tragedy! Reports confirmed the death of two children, Janie and Renee. “My heart feels so heavy right now,” went the anguished tweet. The picture showed the camp fully submerged in muddy floodwaters with debris strewn about through what was formerly dry land.
Prayers and curses came from all over the world. One from Kentucky said, “They should have evacuated the day before… What the hell is wrong with these people responsible for so many children?” The commenter, who had survived a similar flood some forty years ago at a Girl Scout camp, wondered aloud why the warnings were ignored even with weather forecasts days old.
My heart feels so heavy right now.
As of 3:30 PM on July 4th, 23 children remain missing at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, along the Guadalupe River.
Please keep these kids, their families, everyone impacted by the flooding, and all the brave first responders in your prayers. pic.twitter.com/NMeykdeWL7
— Mayra Flores (@MayraFlores4TX) July 5, 2025
That tragedy has precipitated an uproar on divine intervention, cynics asking if “God really did a number on that Christian camp, huh?” while others go, “I have no faith in any god who could allow this to happen.” Spiritually, however, the conversations took a turn towards heaven, one mother pleaded, “Our Lady of Guadalupe pray for them,” beside a few candle emojis.
There was a practical end to the conversation: Drop them what? How to volunteer? A follower from the UK emphasized rapid investigations are paramount. In return, locals elaborated at length about the dangers of swift river currents. At one time, an idiot came up with the idea of renaming the Guadalupe River, but for most, the missing kids were the focus-almost.
Flores’ Update served as a grim reminder of Nature’s Unpredictability while search operations continued on Independence Day. Hours before, the Buenicose River was still a recreation spot for the summer. Being the second great tragedy witnessed within a short period after an ever-historic bus crash, moments like these will forever stay etched in memory. Emergency crews worked night and day, families clasped unto hope-the darkest holiday weekend in recent memory for the Texas community.
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The incident now raises even more urgent questions about preparedness against disaster at all youth camps, especially for those prone to floods. “The weather alerts were ignored,” was one answer, while others were standing by the camp’s staff. The river is a now low Guadalupe, the painful processes of recovery will start-likely in many different ways the professionals’ safety guidelines, lowered for all outdoor activities all over the nation. Meanwhile, all eyes are on bringing home the 23 children.
