Rescuers search for Texas flood victims as death toll rises

The death toll from flash flooding in Central Texas had risen to 78 as of Sunday evening, with over 40 people still missing. The dead included 28 children, and 10 girls and one counselor remained missing from a Christian summer camp on the Guadalupe River. Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, was hosting about 750 campers when a wall of water swept down the river early Friday morning. The river reached its second-highest height on record, surpassing levels during the 1987 flood, according to the National Weather Service. The river rose 26 feet in a span of only 45 minutes, according to Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

What is being done to rescue the missing? Searches continued throughout the weekend for missing children and adults, many of whom were camped at sites along the river in Kerr County, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said. The Texas Division of Emergency Management said it had deployed more than 1,300 personnel and 900 pieces of equipment for rescue and recovery. At a news conference on Sunday, Abbott warned people in affected areas to remain cautious because more rain is expected this week.