Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt and his family are mourning the loss of their 9-year-old cousin Janie Hunt, who was killed in the devastating Texas floods that hit Camp Mystic.

The Hunt family is expressing their grief.

After Texas-based Camp Mystic confirmed 27 campers and counselors have died in the flash floods that hit the state on July 4, the Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt’s family confirmed that among those lost was his 9-year-old cousin Janie Hunt.

“Our hearts are broken by the devastation from the floods in Wimberley and the tragic loss of so many lives,” Clark’s wife Tavia Hunt wrote on Instagram July 6, “including a precious little Hunt cousin, along with several friend’s little girls.”

Indeed, the flood has become one of the deadliest to hit the United States over the past 100 years, leaving, as of July 7, 81 people among those dead, per NBC News, including 75 in Kerr County, where Camp Mystic, a Christian girls’ camp, is based.

“How do we trust a God who is supposed to be good, all knowing and all powerful, but who allows such terrible things to happen—even to children?” Tavia continued. “That is a sacred and tender question—and one the Bible doesn’t shy away from. Scripture is filled with the cries of those whose hearts have been shattered, who still wrestle to trust the same God they believe allowed the pain.”

For their part, the Texas summer camp—which was hosting 750 campers at the time of the flood—expressed heartbreak over the unimaginable tragedy.

“Camp Mystic is grieving the loss of 27 campers and counselors following the catastrophic flooding on the Guadalupe River,” the organization wrote on its website July 7. “Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy. We are praying for them constantly.”

The camp has also committed to deploy “extensive resources” to search for the girls who remain missing.

“We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of support from community, first responders, and officials at every level,” the statement continued. “We ask for your continued prayers, respect and privacy for each of our families affected. May the Lord continue to wrap His presence around all of us.”

As of July 6, officials stated during a press conference, 11 campers and one counselor were still missing from the camp. And upon hearing about the tragedy, Today host Jenna Bush Hager shared insight into her mother Barbara Bush’s ties to Camp Mystic.

“My mom was a counselor there, but also so many of my friends were raised at this camp,” Jenna said during a July 7 episode of Today. “Many of my friends were there, had their kids there last week, and the stories that I heard over the last couple of days were beautiful and heartbreaking.”

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Source: www.eonline.com