The death toll from devastating floods in the Texas Hill Country rose to 24 Friday night, officials said, as a the search for more than 20 people missing from a girls summer camp continued through the night.

A swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of west-central Texas Friday and killed at least 13 was a flash flood.

Local and state law enforcement in Kerr County were working to rescue and evacuate residents Friday as a flash flooding emergency led to dozens of fatalities. At least 20 girls were reported missing from a summer camp in the area,