Flash floods in Texas killed more than 100 people over the Fourth of July holiday weekend and left an unknown number of others still missing, and victims include girls attending a summer camp.

The devastation along the Guadalupe River, outside of San Antonio, has drawn a massive search effort as officials face questions over their preparedness and the speed of their initial actions.

In hard-hit Kerr County, home to Camp Mystic and several other summer camps, searchers have found the bodies of 84 people, including 28 children, according to Kerr County officials.

The death toll is now at least 104 deaths across central Texas.

Source – AP

WASHINGTON, July 7 – A 27-year-old Michigan man was shot dead by U.S. Border Patrol agents after opening fire with an assault rifle on a U.S. Border Patrol station in the southern Texas city of McAllen on Monday, local police said.

Ryan Louis Mosqueda fired dozens of rounds at the entrance of the facility shortly before 6 a.m. and agents returned fire, McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez told reporters.

A McAllen police officer was shot in the knee during the exchange of fire and was taken to hospital, Rodriguez said.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said a Border Patrol employee was also injured.

Law enforcement found additional assault firearms and more ammunition in Mosqueda’s Chevrolet passenger car, which was parked nearby, Rodriguez added.

“There were many, many, dozens of rounds fired by the suspect towards the building and agents in the building,” he said.

Writing, thought to be Latin, was spray-painted on the side of the vehicle, but Rodriguez did not provide details of what it said or whether it gave any indication of the motive for the attack.

Pictures published on social media showed “Cordis DIE,” a Latin phrase meaning “Heart Day,” written in black spray paint on the driver’s door of the white, two-door car. The name also refers to a fictional populist revolutionary movement in the “Call of Duty: Black Ops II” video game, according to fan websites.

The facility where the shooting took place houses Border Patrol’s special operations teams, according to a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection official.

Mosqueda is believed to have ties to the area as he was reported missing at 4 a.m. from a residence in Weslaco, about 18 miles (29 kilometers) east of McAllen, Rodriguez said, without giving further details.

The FBI is leading the investigation as it involved an attack on federal officers and a federal building, Rodriguez said.

Flights at the nearby McAllen International Airport were delayed for several hours as law enforcement secured the area.

A member of Border Patrol’s tactical unit, known as BORTAC, helped stop the alleged shooter, the former CBP official said, requesting anonymity to share details of the incident.

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ISTANBUL – The death toll from flash floods in the US state of Texas has risen to 91, the White House said Monday.

“Moments ago, the Department of Homeland Security provided an update that 91 innocent souls have now perished,” spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said Monday that his county saw 75 deaths due to the floods, including 48 adults and 27 children, with 15 of the adults and nine of the children as yet unidentified.

Ten girls who were attending Camp Mystic and one counselor there are still unaccounted for, according to Leitha.

Earlier in the day, the Christian summer camp announced that 27 campers and counselors had died in the floods.

Additional fatalities were reported across multiple counties, with seven deaths in Travis County, three in Burnet County, two each in Kendall and Williamson counties, and one in Tom Green County, CNN reported.

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TEHRAN, July 7 – The death toll from Israeli attacks on Iran between June 13 and 24 has reached 1,060, head of Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Saeed Ohadi said Monday.

In a televised interview with state-run IRIB TV, Ohadi said the number could further rise given the seriously injured and the unidentified bodies.

Israel launched a series of major airstrikes on June 13 targeting nuclear and military sites across Iran, killing senior commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians, and injuring many others, according to Iranian authorities.

Iran retaliated with multiple waves of missile and drone attacks on Israeli territory, causing casualties and damage.

A ceasefire between the two countries was reached on June 24, ending 12 days of fighting.

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ALMATY, July 7 – Authorities have shut down an underground drug laboratory in the Karasay District of Almaty Region, Kazakhstan, the country’s Kazinform news agency reported on Monday.

The illegal facility, located in a suburban area, was operated by two foreign nationals from a neighboring country and was used for the production and distribution of synthetic drugs.

According to Daniyar Meirkhan, acting chairman of the Committee for Combating Drug Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, more than 11 kilograms of the synthetic drug known as mephedrone were seized in the raid. The operation prevented roughly 35,000 single doses, estimated to be worth 1.6 million U.S. dollars, from reaching the market.

In addition, police confiscated 20 liters and 115 kilograms of psychotropic substances, along with over 2 tonnes of chemical precursors that could have been used to produce up to 120 kilograms of synthetic drugs.

The total damage to the criminal underworld is estimated at 17.5 million dollars. “The detained individuals have been placed in a temporary detention facility. Work in this area is ongoing,” Meirkhan said.

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NAIROBI, July 7 – At least 10 people died from gunshot wounds while 29 others were injured in Kenya on Monday as security officers clashed with protesters in a fresh round of unrest across the country, a state-funded human rights body confirmed.

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) also reported two cases of abduction and 37 arrests across 17 counties in the East African country.

The KNCHR said businesses in major towns remained closed due to fears of looting and destruction. It noted that looting incidents were recorded in six counties while some government offices were set ablaze by suspected criminal elements in central Kenya.

“The KNCHR has noted that the police have continued to flagrantly disregard a High Court order mandating that all officers managing demonstrations be in official uniform and remain identifiable at all times,” the human rights body said in a statement issued in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.

It said significant police barricades were erected on major roads and entry points, severely disrupting the movement of people, despite a government directive issued on Sunday requiring all public employees to report to work without fail.

The KNCHR said hundreds of people were stranded as public transport, including air and rail, was severely disrupted. It added that the commission received distress calls from patients unable to access health facilities due to road closures.

The East African country experienced similar protests last month, starting on June 17 and climaxing on June 25, to mark the first anniversary of deadly demonstrations against a tax bill. At least 19 people were killed and more than 400 others injured as violent protests erupted across the country on June 25, with thousands of businesses looted and destroyed, according to the KNCHR.

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NEW DELHI, July 7 – Five persons of a family were burnt alive in a village in India’s eastern state of Bihar on Monday over the doubt that the deceased were involved in witchcraft, or black magic, said the local police.

The incident was reported from Bihar’s Purnea district.

The local police recovered the dead bodies and detained at least three persons allegedly involved in the killings. It was believed that most residents of the village were involved, either directly or indirectly, in the gory crime which sent shock waves across the state.

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