Texas continues grim flood recovery with at least 43 killed, including 15 children

Some two dozen girls still unaccounted for after summer camps swept away as Guadalupe River rises 26ft in 45 minutes

Rescuers searched on Saturday for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed at least 43 people - with more rain pounding the region.

We have recovered 43 deceased individuals in Kerr county. Among these who are deceased we have 28 adults and 15 children," said the Kerr country sheriff, Larry Leitha.