DESPERATE SEARCH ONGOING AS FLASH FLOODS CLAIM LIVES OF I8 ADULTS AND NINE CHILDREN

Two girls missing from a summer camp were found dead as a desperate search for dozens of other campers continues after devastating floods hit Texas, killing at least 27.

The death toll rose to 27 as of Saturday morning, with Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha confirming that 18 adults and nine children had died as a result of the floods.

As of Saturday morning, at least 850 had been rescued or evacuated, officials said.

There are also 27 girls still missing from Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp along the Guadalupe River that was ravaged by the floods, officials said.

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