Some 27 people, including nine children, have been confirmed dead after flash floods in central Texas, authorities said on Saturday, as rescuers continued a frantic search for survivors including dozens still missing from a girls' summer camp.

Homes and infrastructure were washed away after heavy rain brought flash flooding to Kerr County, Texas on July 4.

Several factors, both meteorological and geographical, created a nightmare recipe for flash flooding across the Texas Hill Country.

First responders conduct rescue operations in and around Kerr County after massive overnight rainfall led to flash flooding along the Guadalupe River.

Flooding rains in and around Kerr County had brought a widespread 10 to 15 total inches by Friday morning. Four months of rainfall came down in four hours.