Texas Flood Disaster: 81 Dead As Search Intensifies; Cloud Seeding Startup Denies Involvement

The flash flood that sent a 30-foot wall of water surging down the Guadalupe River in Central Texas has claimed at least 81 lives as of early Monday morning. Law enforcement officials in Kerr County confirmed that at least ten girls from Camp Mystic remain missing. Amid speculation that the so-called “1-in-1,000-year storm” may have been triggered by cloud seeding, one of the weather modification operators in the region has denied any flight operations during the relevant timeframe.

On Sunday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) warned that another round of storms could bring additional danger to the region over the next one to two days. The flooding across Central Texas is shaping up to be one of the deadliest freshwater flood events in the U.S. over the past half-century, with the death toll likely to surpass the 84 lives lost in the 1977 Johnstown, Pennsylvania flood.

“There’s the potential for flash flooding, but there’s no expectation of a water wall of almost 30 feet high,” Gov. Abbott told reporters.

Local, state, and federal officials have outlined plans to expand search and rescue operations throughout Kerr County. Meanwhile, National Weather Service officials pushed back against claims by corporate media about staffing shortages. The White House’s response to those claims was described as “disgusting.”

Intense scrutiny has fallen on Rainmaker Technology, a California–based weather modification startup, amid speculation that cloud seeding may have contributed to the historic flooding.

CEO Augustus Doricko responded to baseless claims on X by saying, “Rainmaker did not operate in the affected area on the 3rd or 4th or contribute to the floods that occurred over the region.”

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