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Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference on July 08, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. Gov. Abbott announced more than 160 people were still missing after deadly floods early Friday. Last week, heavy rainfall caused severe flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas, leaving more than 100 people reported dead, including children attending Camp Mystic. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Gov. Abbott: Flood death toll rises to 109 with at least 161 missing, but we won’t ‘stop until every missing person is accounted for’

At least 109 people have now died and at least 161 people are still missing as a result of the devastating floods in central Texas, according to the state’s governor.

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) presides over a subcommittee hearing hearing about the unprecedented number of nationwide judicial injunctions against the Trump Administration in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. The hearing, titled "The Supposedly 'Least Dangerous Branch': District Judges v. Trump," was conducted by the combined subcommittees on The Constitution and The Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Cruz’s office responds to backlash, says he returned from Greece vacation ‘as fast as humanly possible’ after floods hit Texas

Texas Senator Ted Cruz has stated that he traveled back “as fast as humanly possible” from his vacation after facing backlash for being in Greece with his family when devastating floods hit central Texas.

Boerne search and rescue team members prepare their Zodiac boat for operations on the flooded Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025 in Comfort, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. (Photo by Eric Vryn/Getty Images)

Texas: At least 27 people dead, 27 girls missing from Christian Camp after flash floods

At least 27 people have died, and at least 27 girls who had been attending a Christian summer camp are missing following a flood in Texas.

Men work to clear the area after a landslide in Bello, Antioquia Department, Colombia, on June 25, 2025. A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed at least 10 people and injured eight others on June 24 near the Colombian city of Medellin, government officials said. Locals were warned to evacuate the area in the municipality of Bello, which remained vulnerable to landslides, the governor of the Antioquia Department, Andres Julian Rendon, said while confirming the casualties. (Photo by JAIME SALDARRIAGA / AFP) (Photo by JAIME SALDARRIAGA/AFP via Getty Images)

Colombia: At least 22 dead, 8 injured in landslide

At least 22 people have died and eight others have been injured during a landslide in Colombia.

TOPSHOT - Smoke rises from the crater of the Etna volcano as it erupts, on Mount Etna near Catania on June 2, 2025. A huge plume of ash, gas and rock spewed forth on June 2, 2025, from Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, after a portion of its southeastern crater likely collapsed, authorities said. (Photo by Giuseppe Distefano / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE DISTEFANO/AFP via Getty Images)

Italy’s Mount Etna erupts in wild fashion, forces tourists to flee

The highest active volcano in Europe erupted on Monday, sending tourists on Mount Etna into a frenzy as they ran for safety with smoke and ash rising miles into the air.

SIKESTON, MISSOURI - APRIL 07: Floodwater surrounds grain bins following large storms on April 07, 2025 near Sikeston, Missouri. Thunderstorms, heavy rains, high winds, and tornadoes have plagued the central region of the U.S. for the past several days, causing widespread damage before moving east. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

At Least 21 Dead As Severe Storms And Tornadoes Ravage Midwest And South

Severe storms that hit parts of the Midwest and the South have killed at least 21 people, including nine people in Kentucky after a deadly tornado wreaked havoc in the state.