Hundreds of rescuers have been deployed to search for people missing in central Texas, after flash floods killed 51 people, including 15 children, APA reports citing BBC.
The worst affected area is Kerr County where 43 people have died and where 27 children remain missing from a Christian youth camp located along the River Guadalupe.
"The work continues, and will continue, until everyone is found," promised Larry Leitha, the sheriff of Kerr County.
People have also been confirmed dead in other parts of the state, including Travis County and Tom Green County.
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The death toll from the floods in central Texas has risen to 43 from 32, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said at a news conference on Saturday, APA reports citing Reuters.
Among the missing are 27 young girls from the Camp Mystic summer camp. Kerrville city manager Dalton Rice said there could be more people missing in the region.
"We are kind of looking at this in two ways called the known missing, which is the 27... We will not put a number on the other side because we just don't know," he said at the same press conference.
