Parents are seeking answers as 27 girls from Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, remain missing after a devastating flood. Those seeking information on loved ones are urged to call the Red Cross.

At least 43 people have died and dozens of children are missing in the Texas Hill Country after catastrophic flooding, with officials warning the casualty count will climb as forecasts call for more rain and the risk of further flash floods in the coming days.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said emergency responders remained in a search and rescue posture, hours after the flooding along the Guadalupe River inundated nearby areas. "So many people have been swept up into an extraordinary catastrophe,