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Death toll rises to 24 in Texas floods, with up to 25 girls missing from summer camp

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By Steve Gorman

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At least 24 people have died, and up to 25 girls from a children’s summer camp are missing after thunderstorms and torrential rain hit rural Texas on Friday.

Intense downpours triggered flash flooding and caused the Guadalupe River in south-central Texas to rise by a reported eight metres in less than an hour, engulfing Camp Mystic, a private Christian summer camp for girls.

Rescuers bring people to a reunification centre in Ingram, Texas.Rescuers bring people to a reunification centre in Ingram, Texas.Credit:AP

The US National Weather Service declared a flash flood emergency for parts of Kerr County, about 105 kilometres north-west of San Antonio, after up to 30 centimetres of rain fell…

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