Severe flooding swept through Camp Taum Sauk in Reynolds County, Missouri, on Friday, trapping hundreds of young campers and staff members. Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopters responded by airlifting 202 people to safety in a high-stakes rescue operation at the waterlogged campground.

The evacuation represents one incident within a much larger Missouri flooding event that generated emergency responses across multiple locations. Authorities conducted more than 350 rescues during the weather disaster, illustrating both the geographic scope of the flooding and the rapid deployment of military and rescue resources required to reach stranded people.