More than 200 people at summer camp airlifted to safety as Missouri faces flooding
Heavy flooding in Missouri has forced the emergency airlift of over 200 summer camp attendees and staff. Rescue operations are ongoing as authorities search for a missing person and manage widespread infrastructure damage.
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Extreme weather events continue to pose significant threats to public safety and infrastructure in the United States.
The Missouri national guard evacuates campers and counselors from Camp Taum Sauk in Reynolds county, in Arcadia, Missouri, on 10 July 2026. Photograph: Sgt Eddie Young/Missouri state highway patrol/Reuters The Missouri national guard evacuates campers and counselors from Camp Taum Sauk in Reynolds county, in Arcadia, Missouri, on 10 July 2026. Photograph: Sgt Eddie Young/Missouri state highway patrol/Reuters Missouri More than 200 people at summer camp airlifted to safety as Missouri faces flooding Another 20 people were rescued from a campground after a building collapsed due to heavy rain and flooding
Prefer the Guardian on Google Heavy rainfall and widespread flooding battered parts of Missouri on Friday, forcing the helicopter evacuations of more than 200 children and staff from a summer camp and the rescues of about 20 people who had moved to safety on a campground building that then collapsed.
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