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Texas floods: More than 80 killed

Officials say the number of dead is certain to rise further

The organisers of a girls' summer camp in Texas hit by catastrophic floods say twenty- seven of their campers and counsellors have been killed. Hundreds of rescuers had been searching for survivors from the Christian camp in Kerr County which was devastated by surging waters. The deluge, which began on Friday, has so far killed more than eighty people across central Texas. We speak to rescuers navigating tonnes of debris to search for those still missing.

We speak to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Monitoring journalist Jacob Boswall about how an al-Qaeda offshoot has became one of Africa's deadliest militant groups.

According to a recent World Health Organisation report on loneliness, young people are most affected by loneliness - specifically teenage girls out of any other demographic. Over 24% of teenage girls across the world who took part in their research reported being lonely. So where does those feelings sometimes stem from? And why might teen girls be particularly vulnerable? We bring three teenage girls together in conversation.

Presenter: Emma Vardy
(Photo: First responders search a building washed ashore from flood waters, in Hunt, Texas, USA, 06 July 2025. Credit: DUSTIN SAFRANEK/EPA/Shutterstock)

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