KERR COUNTY - Rescuers searched for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed at least 43 people -- with more rain pounding the region.
"We have recovered 43 deceased individuals in Kerr County. Among these who are deceased we have 28 adults and 15 children," said Kerr Country Sheriff Larry Leitha.
Leitha earlier put the number of evacuated people at 850, including eight reported injured.
Addressing a press conference, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he was expanding a state disaster declaration and was requesting additional federal resources from US President Donald Trump.
Texas Department of Emergency Management chief Nim Kidd said air, ground and water-based crews were scouring the length of the Guadalupe River for survivors and the bodies of the dead.
"We will continue the search until all those who are missing are found," he said.
On Saturday, Sheriff Leitha said 27 children from the Camp Mystic in the flooded Kerr County were still missing. Around 750 girls were attending the camp.
US media reported that four of the missing girls were dead, citing their families.
The camp, located along the banks of the Guadalupe, was in disarray, with blankets, teddy bears and other belongings caked in mud.
The windows of camp cabins were shattered, apparently by the force of the water.