2026-07-11 12:23:18 美国东部时间 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
救援人员不得不通过空运营救了被困在一处儿童营地的200余人，此前该州东南部周五降下6至12英寸的降雨，切断了通往该区域的所有道路。
据密苏里州州长迈克·基奥表示，密苏里州国民警卫队调动了8架黑鹰直升机，将位于雷诺兹县莱斯特维尔的陶姆索克营地的202名露营者和辅导员转运至安全地带。
“密苏里州的应急救援人员再次以非凡的勇气、专业素养和同情心挺身而出，从危险的洪水中营救了数百名密苏里民众，”基奥在一份声明中说道。“随着恢复工作的推进且预计还会有更多降雨，我敦促所有位于易受洪水影响和低洼地区的民众密切关注天气情况，准备多种接收警报的途径，并随时准备采取防护措施。”
基奥称，此次洪水影响了密苏里州东南部的多个县，包括克劳福德县、艾恩县、麦迪逊县、雷诺兹县和韦恩县，“部分地区出现了千年一遇的降雨事件”。
与此同时，密苏里州公路巡警中士埃迪·杨表示，圣路易斯以南约85英里处布莱克河附近的“野猫度假营地的露营者们当时爬上了一栋建筑以躲避汹涌的洪水，但建筑随后发生了坍塌。
“在重物和下方持续上涨的水流共同作用下，建筑最终垮塌了，”他说道。
杨称，雷诺兹县布莱克河沿岸另有三人被困在树上，已于周五晚间被救出。
目前尚无重大伤亡或死亡报告，但克劳福德县一名女子的房屋被洪水冲离地基后，该女子下落不明。该县位于圣路易斯西南约71英里处。
圣路易斯国家气象局首席气象学家马特·贝切尔表示，国家气象局已对该区域发布了山洪预警，此前该区域因雷暴接连不断地降下6至12英寸的降雨。
“该区域是非常热门的休闲胜地，”贝切尔在谈及受影响的各县时说道，“那里有多处露营地，还有漂流点，有大量易受山洪影响的弱势群体。”
基奥称，多条主要道路因洪水和损毁无法通行，并警告称布莱克河水位仍在上涨，预计在密苏里州东南部安纳波利斯附近的水位将超过28英尺，这将创下该河道的历史最高水位纪录。
200 young campers, staff rescued amid record flooding in Missouri
2026-07-11 12:23:18 EDT / CBS/AP
Rescue crews had to airlift more than 200 people stuck at a children’s camp after 6 to 12 inches of rain fell Friday in the southeastern part of the state, cutting off all roads into the area.
The Missouri National Guard mobilized eight Black Hawk helicopters to to fly 202 campers and counselors from Camp Taum Sauk in Lesterville, Missouri, in Reynolds County, according to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe.
“Missouri’s first responders once again answered the call with extraordinary bravery, professionalism, and compassion, rescuing hundreds of Missourians from dangerous floodwaters,” Kehoe said in a statement. “As recovery efforts continue and additional rain is expected, I urge everyone in flood-prone and low-lying areas to stay weather-aware, have multiple ways of receiving alerts, and be ready to take protective action.”
The flooding covered several counties in southeastern Missouri, including Crawford, Iron, Madison, Reynolds and Wayne, “resulting in a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event in some of these locations,” Kehoe said.
Meanwhile, campers at the Bearcat Getaway campground near the Black River, about 85 miles south of St. Louis, had climbed onto a building to get away from the raging waters when it collapsed, Sgt. Eddie Young, with the state’s highway patrol, said.
“Between the weight and the constant waters underneath it, it just gave away on them,” he said.
Three other people were trapped on trees on the Black River in Reynolds County and were rescued Friday evening, Young said.
There have been no reports of major injuries or fatalities, but a woman in Crawford County was missing after a house she was in was swept from its foundation by the flooding, Young said. The county is about 71 miles southwest of St. Louis.
The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for the area, which got between 6 and 12 inches of rain as thunderstorms piled on one after another, said Matt Beitscher, a lead meteorologist with the NWS office in St. Louis.
“It’s very, very popular place for recreation,” Beitscher said of the affected counties. “So there are campgrounds there. There are float trip locations there. A lot of vulnerable populations that would be susceptible to flash flooding.”
Several major roads were impassable due to flooding and damage, Kehoe said, warning the Black River continues to rise and is expected to crest at more than 28 feet near Annapolis in southeastern Missouri, which would be a record for the waterway.
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