Watch live coverage as Texas officials hold a press conference on the deadly flooding in Kerr County after heavy rains caused the Guadalupe River to rise rapidly. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called the flooding an “extraordinary catastrophe.

Some 27 people, including nine children, have been confirmed dead after flash floods in central Texas, authorities said today, as rescuers continued a frantic search for survivors including dozens still missing from a girls’ summer camp.

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office is calling flooding in Kerr County "catastrophic." According to officials in a Friday night press conference, several people are missing and there are at least 24 deaths in Central Texas.