Crews in helicopters and trucks, in horseback and on foot have saved hundreds of lives since the flooding began on Friday.

A search for Texas flood survivors intensified as Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for nearly two dozen Texas counties.

At least 70 people are dead and others missing after heavy rain lashed Texas, leading to "catastrophic" flooding.By far the greatest number of fatalities occurred in Kerr County, where 59 people are believed to be dead,

The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 78 on Sunday, including at least 28 children, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp entered a third day and fears of more flash flooding as rain fell on saturated ground prompted fresh evacuations.

When the precipitation intensified in the early morning hours Friday, many people failed to receive or respond to flood warnings at riverside campsites known to be in the floodplain.