Lana Del Rey has spoken out about two crises happening in the world right now, sharing a message of support for people affected by the deadly flash floods in Texas before mourning the “heartbreaking” loss of life amid the ongoing conflicts in Gaza on Monday (July 7).
First taking to Instagram to send love to people down South, the singer/songwriter wrote that she’s “so sorry for everyone who’s going through this” in relation to the people affected by the torrential downpours in central Texas. With storms first breaking out on the Fourth of July, at least 95 people have died amid the natural disaster, according to CNN.
“We’ve been thinking of you every day since the floods,” Del Rey wrote in her post, layering pink text over a photo of a cloudless blue sky. “All of my prayers are with you every moment of the day this week, and may all the angels be with you as you search for even more lost loved ones.
“It’s truly unprecedented, and I can’t even imagine it,” the musician added.
Included in the floods’ ever-increasing death toll are 27 young girls and counselors who were part of Camp Mystic, a summer camp located along the Guadalupe River. Ten campers and one counselor are still missing, CNN reports.
Del Rey is just one of several musicians who have spoken out about the devastation in Texas, with Billie Eilish, Miranda Lambert, Shakira and Maren Morris also posting tributes in the past couple of days. Rescue missions are still ongoing as rainfall continues to tear through the state, with Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr. noting in a recent interview with CNN that the storms were so sudden, he didn’t even receive an alert that they’d be happening beforehand.
In the comments of her post, however, Del Rey also reminded fans of another humanitarian crisis that’s been unfolding in the Middle East for well over a year. “And yes of course we pray for Palestine every day,” the 11-time Grammy nominee wrote in response to fans questioning why she was speaking out about the floods but not about the crisis in Gaza.
“I wish for peace between all nations and am constantly up on all of the news between the Israel Palestine conflict,” she continued. “I was very hopeful when we were getting close to a peace treaty. And that was my greatest wish as I’ve watched the news unfold from a far.”
Mass hunger and homelessness has run rampant in and around the Gaza Strip ever since Hamas killed 1,200 people and took 251 more hostages in its Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, which prompted the country to declare war on the terrorist group. According to Reuters, more than 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in the subsequent violence.
“It’s always difficult to watch any innocent victims killed by crimes of war,” Del Rey wrote of the conflict. “There is never a good way of wording things that will make all people happy but that is my personal truth. Politically I do keep up and have been very much hoping for cease fire. This is a long ongoing conflict and one I’ve studied hard to understand. It’s heartbreaking and unfathomable to think there hasn’t been a way to find some resolution.
“It’s a topic of conversation in many of my daily conversations and we’re constantly considering what we can do to contribute in all situations like this,” she added. “I always have been.”
See Del Rey’s post below, and find her response about Palestine in the comments section.
