Peter Thiel-Linked Cloud Seeding Company Accused Of Sparking Catastrophic Texas Flooding

by Danielle

The flash flooding in central Texas along the Guadalupe River has claimed the lives of more than 80 individuals, officials said Monday morning.

“In Kerr County, officials reported 75 deaths, including 48 adults and 27 children,” NBC News noted.

According to reports, at least 27 children and counselors from Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp in Kerr County, are deceased.

President Trump signed a “Major Disaster Declaration” for Kerr County.

“Thank you, @realDonaldTrump, for your dedication to Texas. Collaboration between our state, local, and federal partners is critical to our state’s recovery. Thank you to our brave first responders working around the clock to find missing Texans,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said.

The Texas National Guard has rescued hundreds of flood victims as operations continue to find those who remain missing.

USA TODAY noted:

There were about 700 children at the camp when relentless rain caused the nearby Guadalupe River to surge over 26 feet in less than an hour on Friday, said Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Photos taken at the scene show a building where some of the children slept with broken windows and a blown-out wall. Among the mud-covered debris were pink blankets and stuffed animals.

As rescuers resumed searches for missing people by air, land and water, officials warned those in central Texas that the flood threat was not over. Multiple flash flood warnings were active across Hill Country on Monday as storms drenched the region, inundating roads and waterways.

Potent, slow moving storms over central Texas have begun to trigger flooding in hard-hit parts of the state. Forecasters with the National Weather Service have issued flash flood warnings and say several more inches were expected to fall through the rest of the day.

Rescue teams on Monday were traversing storm-ravaged terrain and scouring for signs of life as a search for the missing grew more desperate. At least 41 known people remained unaccounted for, officials said Sunday, noting that the total is likely higher as thousands were on vacation in the Texas Hill Country when the floods broke out.

In the wake of the disaster, Rainmaker Technology Corporation, a California-based cloud-seeding technology company, faces scrutiny that it possibly contributed to the unprecedented storms.

“The natural disaster in the Texan Hill Country is a tragedy. My prayers are with Texas. Rainmaker did not operate in the affected area on the 3rd or 4th or contribute to the floods that occurred over the region. Rainmaker will always be fully transparent,” CEO Augustus Doricko said.

“Overnight from July 3rd – 4th, moisture surged into the Hill Country from the Pacific as remnants of Tropical Storm Barry moved across the region. At 1:00 a.m. on July 4th, the National Weather Service (NWS), which we work closely with to maintain awareness of severe weather systems, issued a flash flood warning for San Angelo, Texas. Note, summer convective cloud seeding operations in Texas do not occur during overnight hours. At 4:00 a.m. on July 4th, the NWS issued a life-threatening emergency warning, and flooding ensued,” he continued.