Evening Edition: Congressman Shares Family Story Of Tragedy And Survival In Texas Flood

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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The death toll in the devastating Texas flooding has surpassed one hundred. Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, a popular all-girls Christian camp, is mourning the loss of 27 campers and counselors, with five campers and one counselor still missing. Two Republican lawmakers have said their own family members were rescued from the camp. FOX’s Ryan Schmelz speaks with Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter (R) who announced that his granddaughters were rescued from the camp but he tragically lost a cousin. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Abby Hornacek.
0:01.1	I'm Ben Dominic.
0:02.1	I'm Dana Perino, and this is the Fox News rundown.
0:08.0	Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
0:11.3	I'm Ryan Schmels.
0:12.7	Devastation in Texas.
0:13.9	As the death toll continues to rise from the catastrophic floods in the Texas Hill country,
0:19.3	a member of Congress is among those grieving.
0:21.9	The water rose 26 feet and 45 minutes. I mean, that's just unbelievable that it could rise
0:28.8	that fast. And this was just an act of nature that was, and it happened at the worst time. It happened
0:34.3	in the middle of the night. I mean, it's just tragic.
0:37.8	This is the Fox News Rundown, evening edition.
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1:12.4	Kia, movement that inspires. The death toll from the Independence Day weekend floods in the Texas
1:19.1	Hill country is now over 100, among those lost are campers and staff from the Camp Mystic
1:24.8	Christian Girl Summer Camp. Congressman August Flugra had two daughters who were safely evacuated from the campsite,
1:30.9	as were the grandchildren of Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter.
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