The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in just 45 minutes before dawn Friday, washing away homes and vehicles. More than two dozen children remained missing from a camp along the river.

The search for 11 girls missing from a summer camp in Texas continued for a third day as the death toll from flash flooding climbed to almost 70 people, including 21 children. The Guadalupe River that runs through the Hill Country in central south Texas rose by 26ft (8 metres) in 45 minutes in the early hours of Friday,