Texas flooding updates: Abbott says 850 rescued as 27 still missing Texas floods death toll rises to 50 as desperate search continues for over 20 girls from camp.The official death toll has risen further following catastrophic flooding in parts of central Texas.

At least 32 people, including 14 children, have died, according to local officials. There are still more than two dozen people missing from Camp Mystic, a girls summer camp in Kerr County.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an expanded disaster declaration today, adding six new counties, and vowed to continue adding others as needed.County.

As the search goes into a second night, county officials said 27 children remained missing from a Christian youth camp located along the river.

Some parents confirmed their child’s death on social media. About 850 people have been rescued so far.At a press conference on Saturday afternoon, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he had signed an expanded disaster declaration to boost search efforts.

He said officials would be relentless in ensuring they locate “every single person who’s been a victim of this event”, adding that “we will stop when job is completed