Another day, another flash flood! In Oklahoma, kids at a Boys & Girls Club had to evacuate on early Tuesday after a flash flood threatened the integrity of the building. More than 50 children ended up evacuating due a storm causing the flash flood.
The situation eerily mimics what happened last weekend in Texas at Camp Mystic. More than 120 people have died in that state with 27 being children and camp counselors at the camp.
The Boys & Girls Club were in the middle of their own camp when a flash flood struck. In just 15 minutes, more than a foot of a water poured under the door of the building. It's something that officials had never seen in the area.
Flash Flood Strikes
"We were trying to gauge how much it was going to flood. When it started rushing in really bad, we decided we needed to shut the Club down and evacuate the kids," Sequoyah County Boys & Girls Club's CEO Laura Kuykendall told 40/29 News.
They contacted local officials who helped escort all of the children out of the camp. Some officials carried the children on their shoulders to ensure they got to safety. "We had to carry the kids out because they couldn't get in the water. It was very deep outside. We were trying to keep them calm because they're scared, they're afraid," Kuykendall said.
Many of them were frightened by the experience. Camp Mystic weighed on everyone's minds, and they wanted to avoid a similar situation in Oklahoma. Many campers died on July 4 after a storm triggered a flash flood in Kerr County. The Guadalupe River rose more than 20 feet high, sweeping through the area.
The flood threatened campers and local residents alike. A week later, 173 people are still missing with 120 people found dead. Fortunately, the Boys & Girls Club in Oklahoma suffered no casualties and was able to safely evacuate.
Oklahoma is the latest state to experience flooding. New Mexico also experienced its own flooding event earlier this week as well. Three people sadly perished after a village flooded. Two of the victims were young children in this case.
