At least 24 people have died in floods in Kerr County, Texas, according to county sheriff Larry L. Leitha.
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick also said more than 20 girls were missing from Camp Mystic in Kerr County. He cautioned that “this does not mean they are missing.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said in a statement that the search for those swept away by floodwaters in central Texas would continue through the night and that state and local authorities “remain in a search and rescue posture.”
"They will continue in the dark of the night. They will happen in the morning when the sun rises. They will continue to try to find everyone who is missing, without interruption," the governor said.
A source familiar with the search said first-response helicopters equipped with infrared technology would continue to fly through the night to find possible rescue victims.
Widespread rainfall of 4 to 8 inches has fallen across south-central Texas since Thursday evening, with some reports of up to 15 inches. This has prompted multiple flash flood emergencies, the most severe form of flood warning.
In the same hard-hit areas, heavier rainfall is possible in the evening hours as slow-moving storms settle down.
So far, 237 people have been rescued or evacuated in Central Texas.
