
Rescue efforts continue as Texas floods kill over fifty
The worst hit area is Kerr County where 43 people have died and 27 children are missing
Flash flooding in Texas has is now known to have killed at least fifty people, including fifteen children. Twenty-seven girls are still missing from a summer camp on the banks of Guadalupe River.
Also in the programme: Thousands are gathering in India to celebrate the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday today; and, Ron Sexsmith, Canadian singer - songwriter talks about his new album.
Presenter Krupa Padhy is joined by Armida Van Ri, senior research fellow and head of the Europe programme at the Chatham House think-tank and Chris Stephen, author specialising in war crimes and the Libya correspondent at The Guardian.
(Photo: Items lie scattered inside a cabin at Camp Mystic after deadly flooding in Kerr County, Texas, U.S., July 5, 2025. Reuters/Sergio Flores)
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