Texas Floods Superstar Reactions: Khloe Kardashian and Extra

As central Texas faces ongoing devastation because of flash flooding, celebrities are utilizing their voices to unfold consciousness and encourage assist.

Whereas Shakira donated live performance proceeds taken from her Saturday, July 5, present to the Catholic Charities of San Antonio for subsequent catastrophe aid, Jennifer Garner, Khloé Kardashian, Matthew McConaughey and different stars took to social media to encourage comparable help.

With Kerr County declared a state of emergency by President Donald Trump on Sunday, July 6, the floods started within the early hours of Friday, July 4, when waters swept by way of Texas Hill County to push the Guadalupe River up by 26 ft in simply 45 minutes.

As of the late hours of Sunday, greater than 82 folks died on account of the acute climate occasion together with at the least 28 youngsters in Kerr County alone, the place a Christian summer time camp resulted in a string of youth fatalities.

Among the many lack of life inside Camp Mystic was a nine-year-old cousin inside Kansas Metropolis Chiefs homeowners’ Clark Hunt’s household. Clark’s spouse, Tavia Hunt, reacted to the heartbreaking information by way of an Instagram Story shared on Sunday night.

Hold scrolling to see how celebrities are reacting to the lethal Texas floods.

Shakira

The singer, who carried out in San Antonio’s Alamodome on Saturday, shared an X submit detailing her assist whereas encouraging followers to exhibit their very own. “San Antonio, Our hearts and prayers are with these affected by the flood in Central Texas,” Shakira wrote on the time. “We’re donating a portion of tonight’s present proceeds to Catholic Charities of San Antonio, who’re offering catastrophe aid to the households impacted.”

She continued, “If you want to affix me in donating, please click on on the hyperlink under. Your assistance is essential and appreciated.”

Jennifer Garner

The Sure Day actress referred to as on God to assist these affected by the Texas floods. She shared a easy message by way of an Instagram Story on Sunday. “Texas … God, be close to,” Garner wrote, concluding her plea with a pink coronary heart emoji.

Matthew McConaughey

The actor penned a transferring message of assist by way of his Instagram Story on Sunday. “A minimum of 70 lives have been misplaced, many extra unaccounted for, and numerous Texans are hurting – in and out” McConaughey wrote on the time.

He continued, “In the event you’re in a position, please lend a serving to hand the place and how one can. It’s gonna be an extended highway forward, however proper now the shock, the ache, and the chaos want the regular hand of a neighbor. Texans are a number of the most resilient and beneficiant folks on the planet.”

Khloe Kardashian

The fact star shared her heartbreak by way of an Instagram Story posted on Sunday. “I can’t cease excited about the households in Texas and the overwhelming ache they’re going by way of proper now,” she wrote alongside a damaged coronary heart emoji. “As a mom, this type of tragedy hits in a spot phrases can’t attain. The lack of these candy, harmless youngsters is one thing I can’t totally course of, there are simply no phrases for this.”

Kardashian continued, “My coronary heart is so deeply aching for each guardian, each member of the family, and each neighborhood. Please know that so many people are carrying you in our hearts proper now and I’m praying with the whole lot I’ve in me for these nonetheless lacking. Texas, we’re holding you shut.”

Katherine Schwarzenegger

The creator took to her Instagram Tales on Sunday to share a photograph of the devastation inside Texas. Captioning the picture with a damaged coronary heart emoji, she additionally listed a hyperlink to the Kerr County Flood Reduction Fund to encourage her followers to donate the place attainable.

Jamie Lee Curtis

The Bear actress used her personal Instagram Tales to share her shock of the information unfolding round her.

Reposting a photograph initially shared by radio host Anne Hudson that depicts a bunch of ladies having fun with their time at Camp Mystic, Curtis included the picture’s caption, which learn, “This whole cabin of candy ladies and their two counselors washed away… A number of our bodies have been recovered, a number of are nonetheless lacking. Praying laborious that they discover survivors and praying further laborious for the households who’re residing a guardian’s worst nightmare.”

Miranda Lambert

The Texan native urged followers to consider animal welfare amid the weekend’s devastation. Sharing an Instagram video of herself on Saturday, Lambert advised the digital camera, “I can’t even provide you with any phrases for the loss that everyone’s struggling.”

The singer added that her non-profit MuttNation charity “is leaping in to assist, and when you’d like to affix us please assist our fundraiser.”

Hilary Duff

Taking to Instagram within the late hours of July 6 to handle the flash floods, Duff despatched assist to her house state. “Heartbroken doesn’t start to cowl it. Consumed. Obsessed. Praying for even a shred of a miracle — to discover a baby alive within the wake of this endless catastrophe,” Duff wrote. “Tears fall each time I think about one in every of these households receiving dangerous information … ready … or complete households misplaced. Simply gone. It’s simply an excessive amount of to understand.”

The singer continued, “Stunning Texas, I really like you. To all of the boots on the bottom — I really like you,” earlier than relating her personal Texas camp recollections from childhood.

“I used to be — and without end can be — that woman with a wild hearted, fierce love for my barefoot summers at camp within the Texas Hill nation,” she wrote. “It imprints in your soul. It modifications your identification. It’s a realm of true magic. You can by no means think about an ending this tragic. I’m simply so deeply, completely sorry. Your loss is felt the world over.”