Dozens of people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.

Search and rescue operations continue across Texas’ Hill Country days after a 20-foot "deadly flood wave" rushed down the Guadalupe River, decimating communities and leaving at least 82 people dead with dozens still missing.

Local officials warned the number of dead will likely rise and were due to give an update on Sunday morning, as search and rescue teams raced to find 27 girls missing from a camp near the Guadalupe River,

Floods have overwhelmed the Guadalupe River in Texas, killing at least 24 people and prompting a frantic and ongoing rescue effort.