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Hundreds of rescuers were deployed to search for survivors in central Texas, after Flash floods killed 43 people, including 15 children.
“The work continues, and it will continue, until everyone is found,” Larry La Tara, Sharif Care County.
With the start of searching on the second night, provincial officials said 27 children were missing from a Christian youth camp located along the river.
Some parents confirmed the death of their child on social media. About 850 people have been rescued so far.
There are still multiple warnings of floods at the weekend in central Texas.
At a press conference on Saturday afternoon, the governor of Texas Greg Abbott said he had signed an extensive declaration of disasters to enhance research efforts.
He said that the officials will be unabated in ensuring that “every person was a victim of this event,” adding that we “will stop at the completion of the job.”

Officials said it was still a job and rescue task, not an effort to recover.
They said that the rescuers were rising and the River of the Guadalobi River to try to find people who may have invaded floods.
US President Donald Trump said his administration was working closely with the local authorities to respond to the emergency.
Internal Security Minister Christie sleep said that the federal government will deploy the Coast Guard to help the research efforts.
The predictors have warned that the center of Texas may witness more floods this week.
The National Weather Service (NWS) said that the region may witness 2 to 5 cm (5 cm to 12 cm) of rain on Saturday.
Up to 10 inches of rain was possible in some areas that were severely affected by a flood on Friday.
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A lot of rescue focused on a large summer camp in large girls called Camp Mystic, located along the banks of the Guadalpe River.
Lieutenant in Texas Dan Patrick told the BBC 4 pm from 27 missing girls who were “under the age of 12”.
Pictures of the camp appear in a state of chaos, with blankets, mattresses, doll bears and other properties that they hold in clay.
Many were sleeping when the river rose more than 26 feet (8 meters) in less than an hour in the early hours of Friday.
In an e -mail message to the parents of approximately 750 of the camp, Camp Mystic said that if they are not contacted directly, their child is considered missing.
Some families have already reported publicly that their children were among those who found a dead.
A special mass will be held in the Catholic Church of Notrendam on Sunday for those who died or missing, and their families.
Dozens of camp was a holiday during the weekend of July 4, also missing.
Laureena Gillin, whose house and restaurant were destroyed, had 28 entertainment cars on her land near the river. BBC news channel told that she had heard screams from a five -year family.
“They were washed away,” said Gillin. “They were clinging to the trees to be saved. But the rescuers were unable to reach them.”
“I could have been me.”

Rachel Reed led five hours of Dallas to pick up her daughter. BBC told the members of its church and the children’s school area among the dead and missing girls.
“The families of these camp live the worst nightmare for all parents,” she said. “Of course, I could have been.”
Others began to return to the flooded areas.
Jonathan and Betmani Rojas visited their relatives – where only the foundation remained.
Tell the BBC that the mother and family child remained missing. The teenager, Leo, survived after he became infiltrated in the barbed wire.
Another resident, Anthony, found his apartment full of mud and debris. His property was not saved, with the exception of a box bearing childhood images and his child’s abyss.
“I lost everything I have,” he told the BBC. “Now I am trying to discover things.”
Participated in additional reports by Iyuna Hampson in Texas and Anna Vagoi in Washington.
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