A frantic search for survivors of the flood, which killed 32 years, including 14 children

A frantic search for survivors is underway in central Texas after the lightning floods killed at least 32 people, including 14 children.

Many fell asleep when the Guadalupe River rose more than 26 feet (8 m) in less than an hour in the early hours of Friday.

Officials in Kerr County said 27 children were missing from a Christian youth camp located along the river. About 850 people were rescued.

Time forecasts suggest that more rain and potentially may be more floods on the horizon for the area.

Among the areas that are most affected by the floods were mobile homes, summer camps and camping places, where many had gathered for holidays on July 4.

At a press conference on Saturday afternoon, Texas Governor Greg Abat said he had signed an extended disaster declaration to strengthen search efforts.

He said the employees would be ruthless, ensuring that they would find “every person who has been the victim of this event”, adding that “we will stop when the work is over.”

He remains a search and rescue mission, staff said, not an effort to recover.

They said that the rescuers climb up and down the Guadalupe River to try to find people who may have been swept away by the floods.

Much of the rescue focused on a large Christian summer camp for all girls called Camp Mystic.

The camp, where 27 remain disappeared, is on the banks of the Guadalupe River near Hunt, Texas.

The Governor of the Lieutenant of Texas Dan Patrick told the program on Radio 4 h.

He also said that many more people are likely to remain inseparable throughout the region because some have been visiting the holiday weekend.

In an email to the parents of approximately 750 bearings, Camp Mystic said that if they were not contact directly, their child was considered to be gone.

Some of the families have already stated publicly that their The children were among those who were found deadS

US President Donald Trump said his administration is working closely with local authorities to respond to the emergency.

Interior Security Secretary Christie Nov said that the president was “devastated” by losing life and promised full federal support.

Nobody joined the governor Abbot at a press conference on Saturday afternoon and said the federal government would soon unleash the coastal security to help seek efforts.

Elsewhere in central Texas, in Travis County, officials say that two other people were killed and 10 disappeared because of the flood.

Forecasters have warned that central Texas can see more floods this weekend.

The National Meteorological Service (NWS) said the area could see 2 to 5 inches (5 cm to 12 cm) rain on Saturday.

Up to 10 inches, rain was possible in some areas that were still falling apart from the flood on Friday.