As central Texas faces ongoing devastation due to flash flooding, celebrities are using their voices to spread awareness and inspire support.
While Shakira donated concert proceeds taken from her Saturday, July 5, show to the Catholic Charities of San Antonio for subsequent disaster relief, Jennifer Garner, Khloé Kardashian, Matthew McConaughey and other stars took to social media to encourage similar assistance.
With Kerr County declared a state of emergency by President Donald Trump on Sunday, July 6, the floods began in the early hours of Friday, July 4, when waters swept through Texas Hill County to push the Guadalupe River up by 26 feet in just 45 minutes.
As of the late hours of Sunday, more than 82 people died as a result of the extreme weather event including at least 28 children in Kerr County alone, where a Christian summer camp resulted in a string of youth fatalities.
Among the loss of life within Camp Mystic was a nine-year-old cousin within Kansas City Chiefs owners’ Clark Hunt’s family. Clark’s wife, Tavia Hunt, reacted to the heartbreaking news via an Instagram Story shared on Sunday evening.
Keep scrolling to see how celebrities are reacting to the deadly Texas floods.
Shakira
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The singer, who performed in San Antonio’s Alamodome on Saturday, shared an X post detailing her support while encouraging fans to demonstrate their own. “San Antonio, Our hearts and prayers are with those affected by the flood in Central Texas,” Shakira wrote at the time. “We are donating a portion of tonight’s show proceeds to Catholic Charities of San Antonio, who are providing disaster relief to the families impacted.”
She continued, “If you would like to join me in donating, please click on the link below. Your help is important and appreciated.”
Jennifer Garner
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The Yes Day actress called on God to help those affected by the Texas floods. She shared a simple message via an Instagram Story on Sunday. “Texas … God, be near,” Garner wrote, concluding her plea with a red heart emoji.
Matthew McConaughey
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The actor penned a moving message of support via his Instagram Story on Sunday. “At least 70 lives have been lost, many more unaccounted for, and countless Texans are hurting – inside and out” McConaughey wrote at the time.
He continued, “If you’re able, please lend a helping hand where and how you can. It’s gonna be a long road ahead, but right now the shock, the pain, and the chaos need the steady hand of a neighbor. Texans are some of the most resilient and generous people on the planet.”
Khloe Kardashian
Khloe Kardashian Kevin Mazur/WireImage
The reality star shared her heartbreak via an Instagram Story posted on Sunday. “I can’t stop thinking about the families in Texas and the overwhelming pain they’re going through right now,” she wrote alongside a broken heart emoji. “As a mother, this kind of tragedy hits in a place words can’t reach. The loss of those sweet, innocent children is something I can’t fully process, there are just no words for this.”
Kardashian continued, “My heart is so deeply aching for every parent, every family member, and every community. Please know that so many of us are carrying you in our hearts right now and I’m praying with everything I have in me for those still missing. Texas, we are holding you close.”
Katherine Schwarzenegger
Katherine Schwarzenegger Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Cleobella x Katherine Schwarzenegger
The author took to her Instagram Stories on Sunday to share a photo of the devastation within Texas. Captioning the photo with a broken heart emoji, she also listed a link to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund to encourage her followers to donate where possible.
Jamie Lee Curtis
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The Bear actress used her own Instagram Stories to share her shock of the news unfolding around her.
Reposting a photo originally shared by radio host Anne Hudson that depicts a group of girls enjoying their time at Camp Mystic, Curtis included the photo’s caption, which read, “This entire cabin of sweet girls and their two counselors washed away… Several bodies have been recovered, several are still missing. Praying hard that they find survivors and praying extra hard for the families who are living a parent’s worst nightmare.”
Miranda Lambert
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The Texan native urged fans to think about animal welfare amid the weekend’s devastation. Sharing an Instagram video of herself on Saturday, Lambert told the camera, “I can’t even come up with any words for the loss that everybody’s suffering.”
The singer added that her non-profit MuttNation charity “is jumping in to support, and if you’d like to join us please support our fundraiser.”
Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff Bruce Glikas/WireImage
Taking to Instagram in the late hours of July 6 to address the flash floods, Duff sent support to her home state. “Heartbroken doesn’t begin to cover it. Consumed. Obsessed. Praying for even a shred of a miracle — to find a child alive in the wake of this boundless disaster,” Duff wrote. “Tears fall every time I imagine one of these families receiving bad news … waiting … or entire families lost. Just gone. It’s just too much to comprehend.”
The singer continued, “Beautiful Texas, I love you. To all the boots on the ground — I love you,” before touching on her own Texas camp memories from childhood.
“I was — and forever will be — that girl with a wild hearted, fierce love for my barefoot summers at camp in the Texas Hill country,” she wrote. “It imprints on your soul. It changes your identity. It’s a realm of true magic. You could never imagine an ending this tragic. I’m just so deeply, absolutely sorry. Your loss is felt across the world.”
