Shakira is reaching out to assist the victims of and households devastated by the continuing floods in central Texas.
“Pricey San Antonio, Our hearts and prayers are with these affected by the flood in Central Texas,” Shakira wrote on X on Saturday, July 5. “We’re donating a portion of tonight’s present proceeds to Catholic Charities of San Antonio, who’re offering catastrophe reduction to the households impacted.”
She continued, “If you want to hitch me in donating, please click on on the hyperlink under. Your assistance is vital and appreciated.” The singer added a link to a donation platform operated by Catholic Charities.
The singer’s efficiency in Texas Saturday evening was her final till her tour resumes in California in August.
A minimum of 70 individuals have died after flash floods consumed Texas Hill Nation over the vacation weekend. Rescuers tried to help as many individuals as they might alongside the banks of the Guadalupe River, the place water ranges rose quickly whereas many residents had been sleeping. A dozen youngsters are lacking from Camp Mystic, a youngsters’s summer time camp positioned within the space on the time of the flood.
Of these 70, not less than 59 are residents of Kerr County. The deceased embrace 38 adults and 21 youngsters. On the time of publication, 11 ladies and one counselor are nonetheless presumed lacking from the camp. Whereas Kerr County is taken into account the epicenter of the flooding, a number of the victims lived in different components of the state, together with Burnet County, Tom Inexperienced county, Travis County, and Williamson County.
Camp Mystic RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP by way of Getty Photos
President Trump declared a state of emergency for Kerr County on Sunday, July 6.
The flooding occurred after the river broke its banks following a interval of fast and intense rain, Reuters reported. Officers have been in a position to rescue greater than 850 individuals, together with some that discovered refuge in bushes, the information outlet additionally famous.
In keeping with Reuters, roughly 700 ladies had been attending Camp Mystic on the time of the floods.
“Our cabins on the tippity prime of hills had been utterly flooded with water. I imply, y’all have seen the whole devastation, we by no means even imagined that this might occur,” counselor Katharine Somerville mentioned in an interview on Fox Information on Sunday. She added that every one of her campers had been protected and accounted for.
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Photographs from the scene present that water rose not less than six ft from the ground within the cabins the place the ladies had been sleeping, and a number of the cabins at the moment are lacking partitions that presumably washed away.