A RIVER in Texas has turned blood red as flash flooding and rising water continue to hit areas that have been devastated by floods in recent years.

Over 200 people have had to be rescued by boats and helicopters, and at least two people have died.

Part of the Guadalupe River in Texas turned red after a drum filled with around 16 gallons of dye spilled around six gallons into the water

Water was seen rising at the Guadalupe River in Sisterdale, Texas, on Thursday as severe floods continue to hit the Hill Country region

A police officer walking along the river on Friday after a series of storms hit Kerrville, Texas

Jennie Steward (left) said her husband Mark Steward (right) died in the floods on Thursday after their mobile home got swept up in the water

The Guadalupe River sent a “large and deadly flood wave” downstream on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service, after thunderstorms hit the area of Hill Country, near San Antonio.

A video of the Guadalupe River has gone viral after it showed the water had turned a blood red color around the headquarters of Pavement Restoration Inc, a company that specializes in asphalt pavement preservation.

Social media users questioned if it was due to a chemical or dye, and Rob Wiggins, the president of Pavement Restoration, told the Daily Mail that it was red dye used in some of their products – not blood.

“The thing is, it’s highly concentrated,” Wiggins said, adding that the fluid came from a 44-gallon drum filled with around 16 gallons of dye.

An estimated four to seven gallons of fluid leaked into the river after it was submerged roughly five feet underwater.

Wiggins claimed it was not an environmental hazard and told the Daily Mail the incident was reported to local officials.

Several areas of Texas continued to be under flash flood warnings into Friday morning, including Camp Wood, Rocksprings and Barksdale, as over two feet of rain had fallen in the state over the course of 72 hours.

At 7:05am local time, the National Weather Service for the Austin and San Antonio area reported showers and isolated thunderstorms were continuing in areas of the Rio Grande Plains, southern Edwards Plateau and into the western Hill Country.

“This activity is expected to continue through the morning then weaken for the afternoon,” officials said.

Since the catastrophic floods hit, over 200 people, including those trapped in homes and stranded in cars, have had to be rescued by boats and helicopters, according to Fox affiliate KABB.

Governor Greg Abbott said on Thursday that the hardest-hit areas should expect more rain into Friday and that they are not yet out of danger, as some rivers could reach historic levels.

One person died in the floods in Uvalde after they were driving on a flooded road and got swept away.

Jennie said their mobile home in Kerrville was swept away and floated down Goat Creek on the Guadalupe

Floods surrounded a neighborhood in Uvalde, Texas on Thursday

The Texas Department of Safety reported seeing the taillights and reverse lights of a car bobbing in the floodwaters around 10:30am on Thursday, according to KENS.

A boat team was able to make its way to the vehicle, where they found a 74-year-old man dead inside.

John Mark Steward, a 65-year-old man from Kerrville, was found dead on Thursday after his mobile home was swept away and floated down Goat Creek on the Guadalupe, his wife Jennie Steward told KABB.

Jennie was visiting her parents in Dallas when one of her neighbors called in the middle of the night, saying John had gone missing after water rose to the door of their mobile home, which stood off the ground.

“It’s really hard that I wasn’t there with him,” Jennie said, revealing they last spoke over the phone on Wednesday to celebrate their third anniversary.

Jennie took to a local Facebook group, saying she was “devastated” over her husband’s death, but thankful for the search and rescue team and the community.

“Mark, my love, I will forever be grateful for the beautiful years we shared together. You made me be a better person,” she wrote.

Floods hit the San Antonio region on Saturday as well, and claimed the life of a 76-year-old man who was trapped in his vehicle.

Kenneth Stuart died after getting trapped in his vehicle in a flooding situation near Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

Water along the Pedernales River flooded into the Gillespie County Safety Rest Area on Thursday in Stonewall, Texas

Kenneth Stuart got stuck in a flash flooding situation at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, where he worked as a weapons physicist, his sister told KENS.

Stuart drove into a little water crossing and got trapped his car, where firefighters found him dead on Saturday night.

“I think, in a nutshell, kindest man I knew,” Stuart’s neighbor of 50 years, Donna Stout, said of him.

“He picked up your mail, feed your animals … We had one of the storms come through and knocked a large branch from our tree, and he came over to help cut it up.

“That’s just who he was,” she said. “This is going to be a tough one for me personally.”

Disastrous flash floods rocked the Guadalupe River in 2025, claiming the lives of over 100 people, including more than two dozen children and camp counselors at Camp Mystic, just outside Kerrville.

The recent floods have brought back haunting memories to residents who experienced the deadly floods over the Fourth of July weekend in 2025.

Josiah Rodrigueza, a resident of Kerrville, told KABB he woke up to the sound of heavy rain around 2am on Thursday and had to navigate flooded roads to help his relatives evacuate.

“It’s crazy happening two times in one year,” he said.

“Last year there was no warning of it. It just kind of happened overnight and it took everyone by surprise.

“This year, a lot more alerts have gone into place, a lot more safety measures.”

Casy Sanford and her family were evacuated by boat by the Texas Game Wardens in Uvalde after she stayed up most of the night worried about the downpour and heavy winds.

She told KABB she felt “mere shock” as they left almost all of their belongings behind while water seeped into the ground floor of their home.

“My little one was scared. She kept grabbing my hand real tight,” she said of her eight-year-old daughter.

“I’m not sure what we’ll see when we get back.”

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has asked locals to stay informed by keeping track of local forecasts, to follow instructions from officials and never to drive through flooded roadways.

Source: https://www.the-sun.com/news/16705918/texas-floodwaters-blood-red-two-dead/