At least 51 people, including 15 children, were killed, with most of the deaths coming in Kerr County in the state’s Hill Country.

(Reuters) -The death toll from the floods in central Texas has risen to 32 from 27, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said at a news conference on Saturday. "We have recovered some additional bodies... there's 32 deceased, 18 of those are adults and 14 are children," he said.

More than twenty girls were missing from a summer camp on the Guadalupe River after the waterway swelled to historic highs, authorities said.