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5 min read"Texas is in a flood"
The Guadalupe River rose more than 20 feet in two hours. At Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp along the river in the Texas Hill Country, more than 20 campers were still missing as of the broadcast. The death toll climbed from 24 to 43 confirmed dead over the course of the episode. Asmongold watched the coverage unfold from his home in Austin, about an hour away from the worst flooding, and spent most of the episode reacting to live news footage, Coast Guard interviews, and survivor stories with a mix of disbelief and grim realism.
The scale of the disaster
The flooding hit overnight, when people were sleeping. The Guadalupe River reached 29 feet in just four hours — the second highest level on record, according to the National Weather Service. More than a month's worth of rain fell in a single morning. In Kerr County alone, over 230 people had been rescued and evacuated. But rescue and recovery are different things. Asmongold put it bluntly: "Realistically, a lot of the people that are lost are dead. I mean they're dead. Like that's just, I mean, realistically. It's sad to say. But like, I mean, if you're a kid, like, how the fuck are you going to survive out there?"
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:29) **Texas Flooding Disaster Overview** - Asmongold reacts to breaking news of catastrophic flooding in Texas, with the Coast Guard conducting rescue operations.
- 2 (03:19) **Complications for Rescue Teams** - The Coast Guard rescue swimmer explains the challenges of coordinating with civilian rescuers who lack proper communication channels.
- 3 (04:26) **Sobering Assessment of Missing Children** - Asmongold and the Coast Guard discuss the slim chances of finding the missing young girls alive.
- 4 (06:22) **Stories of Rescue and Parental Responsibility** - A Coast Guard member shares a story of reuniting a rescued girl with her family, while Asmongold discusses who is to blame.
- 5 (08:59) **Flash Floods and Rescue Coordination** - The discussion continues on how rescues are coordinated and the unpredictable nature of flash floods.
- 6 (10:41) **Camp Mystic and the Scale of the Flood** - New video shows the area around Camp Mystic, where over 20 campers are missing, and the Guadalupe River is shown to be devastating.
- 7 (12:24) **Rising Death Toll and Personal Anecdotes** - The death toll reaches 24, and a news report shares the story of a family whose daughter, a camp counselor, is safe.
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