SAMARITAN'S PURSE DEPLOYS TO CENTRAL TEXAS AFTER CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODS CLAIM 80+ LIVES

BOONE, N.C., July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Samaritan's Purse deployed disaster response teams to Central Texas after a historic flash flood event killed more than 80 people. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing with dozens more missing. Torrential rainfall early Friday morning caused the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in just 45 minutes, unleashing deadly floods across Kerr County, including Kerrville and Camp Mystic, as well as in the San Angelo area.

The international Christian relief organization deployed a Disaster Relief Unit stocked with tools and relief equipment from its Southwest Ministry Center in Coppell, Texas. Samaritan's Purse is assessing the hardest-hit areas and volunteers are ready to help families start to recover as soon as it is safe to do so.

"During a holiday weekend that was supposed to be filled with celebration, Texas families are now facing unimaginable loss after these devastating floods," said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse. "Our hearts break for them. On Sunday, I joined Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem by phone from Alaska to read Scripture and pray for families who were gathered at a church in Texas awaiting word about their missing children and loved ones. Please join me in continuing to pray for all those who are grieving and for our teams on the ground who are responding in Jesus' Name."

Samaritan's Purse will deploy alongside Rapid Response Team chaplains with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to provide hope and comfort to families who are hurting.

Edward Graham, chief operating officer for Samaritan's Purse, will be on the ground in hard-hit Texas this week—coordinating relief efforts and sharing the love of Jesus Christ.

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Based in Boone, North Carolina, Samaritan's Purse responds to physical and spiritual needs of individuals in crisis situations–especially in locations where few others are working. Led by President and CEO Franklin Graham, Samaritan's Purse works in more than 100 countries to provide aid to victims of war, disease, disaster, poverty, famine and persecution. For more information, visit SamaritansPurse.org. 

SOURCE Samaritan's Purse