In Kerr County, which has been the most impacted, at least 43 people are dead and 27 children remain missing tonight after floodwaters swept through Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp for girls. The statewide death toll thus far stands at 51 people. The number of deaths blamed on the flooding in Texas has risen to 51 tonight.

Devastating flash floods from a storm that pounded central Texas have killed at least 51 people. Officials say the death toll is 43 and likely to grow in the hardest-hit area of Kerr County.

At least 27 people are dead, including nine children, after heavy rain caused catastrophic flooding in Texas. Officials are still searching for 24 girls missing from Camp Mystic, an all girls camp along the Guadalupe River, Dalton Rice, manager of the city of Kerrville, Texas, said at a press conference Saturday.