Flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country late Friday, claiming 24 lives and leaving 23 girls from Camp Mystic unaccounted for.

Torrential overnight rain caused the Guadalupe River to surge 26 feet in under an hour, inundating Kerr County with little warning.

Camp Mystic, a Christian summer retreat hosting over 700 children, was struck without a flood alert system in place.

Emergency crews, more than 400 strong, with helicopters, boats, and drones, are racing against time to locate the missing.

Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration as rain threats persist into Saturday, even as floodwaters begin to recede.