Scores Missing as Fatal Flash Flood Hits Central Texas

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At least 50 people, including 15 children, are dead after flash floods swept through central Texas, with many still missing and over 850 rescued. The Guadalupe River rose nearly nine meters after torrential rain, prompting a state of emergency and a massive search effort, including for 27 missing girls from a summer camp.

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00:00Fifteen children are among at least 50 people confirmed dead in flash floods in the U.S. state of Texas.

00:07Heavy rains caused Kerr County's Guadalupe River to rise nearly nine meters, bursting its banks on Friday morning.

00:14Many people are still missing, and the death toll is expected to rise.

00:18Texas has declared a state of emergency.

00:20Twenty-seven girls from a nearby summer camp are among the missing.

00:23More than 850 people have been rescued so far, some pulled from trees and rooftops.

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