There are 27 confirmed fatalities and dozens still missing in Texas following a deadly flash flood along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, about 85 miles northwest of San Antonio.
Dalton Rice, city manager for Kerrville, the county seat, told reporters on Friday that the extreme flooding struck before dawn with little or no warning, precluding authorities from issuing advance evacuation orders as the Guadalupe River swiftly rose above major flood stage in less than two hours.
At least 23 to 25 people from the Camp Mystic summer camp were missing, most of them reported to be young girls. The river waters rose 29 feet rapidly near the camp.
The National Weather Service said the flash flood emergency has ended, but not before thunderstorms dumped nearly a foot of rain in the area.
