Dozens of people are dead in central Texas in what officials called a "mass casualty event" after devastating flash floods slammed Hill Country, with water rescues taking place along the Guadalupe River.

At least 24 people were killed and at least 20 children were still missing Friday from a girls summer camp after torrential rain caused widespread flooding in parts of central Texas.Several victims, both children and adults,

Heavy rains are unleashing a “catastrophic” and deadly flood of Texas’ Guadalupe River on Friday. People have died in Kerr County in Hill Country and roads are washed out in Kerrville in Hill Country, authorities said.