Houston, July 5 || At least 13 people were killed and more than 20 children from summer camps along the Guadalupe River went missing during the major flash flooding caused by heavy rain overnight in central Texas, authorities updated.
There are currently "about 23" kids unaccounted for at Camp Mystic, a private Christian summer camp for girls, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick told a news conference on Friday. The camp hosts about 750 children, news agency reported.
He said at least 14 helicopters, 12 drones and more than 500 people are searching around the camp, and multiple adults and children have been rescued from trees nearby.
Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha told a news conference that at least 13 people died in the county due to the severe flooding and several people remain unaccounted for.
Leitha said he expects more fatalities will be reported in the county.
"We are still actively trying to find those that are out and those that are needing assistance," Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice said.