Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration. The severe flooding left dozens of people dead and several others missing— many from a girls' summer camp.Twenty-seven girls remained missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas on Sunday,

At least 43 people have died and dozens of children are missing in the Texas Hill Country after catastrophic flooding, with officials warning the casualty count will climb as forecasts call for more rain and the risk of further flash floods in the coming days.

Hundreds of residents, campers and visitors were plucked to safety after the Guadalupe River rapidly swelled in Texas Hill Country with little warning.