Officials in Texas have confirmed that at least 21 children died when severe flash floods hit the US state early on Friday. Local authorities said on Sunday they were still searching for missing children from a Christian summer camp.

At least 69 people are dead in central Texas after devastating flash floods slammed Texas Hill Country, with water rescues taking place along the Guadalupe River, which rose rapidly early Friday morning to the height of a two-story building.

At least 67 people are dead following flooding that slammed central Texas over the weekend, while a desperate search for 11 missing girls continues.