23:29 BST 4 July
Angélica Casas
Reporting from Texas
I’m in San Antonio, Texas, just two hours shy of Kerr County, the epicentre of the catastrophic flooding.
Kerr is right in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, a hot spot for tourists and campers because of its scenic rolling hills, countless rivers and lakes and abundance of wineries. It’s a getaway destination for many of us in Texas looking to escape the city to bask in some nature.
While flooding can be common in this area, particularly along the Guadalupe River, the astonishing amount of rain that has hit in such little time is nothing like the area has experienced in decades.
It took the region by surprise, and became the worst case scenario for campers staying near the Guadalupe River, likely celebrating the 4 July Independence Day holiday weekend.