At least 15 children are among the bodies recovered so far, according to county officials responding to the natural disaster.

As a deadly "flood wave" swept through Kerr County, Texas, on the Fourth of July, miles and miles of damage were left behind.

Austin Pets Alive! is asking for the public's help after the organization took in about 60 pets following severe flooding in Kerr and Williamson counties. It is also seeking assistance for Kerr and Williamson County shelters.

Before heading to bed before the Fourth of July holiday, Christopher Flowers checked the weather while staying at a friend’s

The search for survivors continues in central Texas after a deluge of floodwater filled camp cabins to their roofs, trapped people in trailer homes and overwhelmed cars before dawn on the Fourth of July.

Rescuers were searching for more than two dozen girls missing from a summer camp in Texas after a flash flood killed at least 50 people, 15 of them children. The Guadalupe River that runs through the Hill Country in central south Texas rose by 26ft (8 metres) in 45 minutes in the early hours of Friday,