Rescuers race to find miss as Texas flood death toll ris

Hundreds of rescuers deployed to search for people missing in Texas

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Rescuers in Texas raced against time on Sunday to find dozens of missing people, including children, swept away by flash floods that killed at least 68, as forecasters warned of new deluges.

Local Texans joined forces with disaster officials on the ground and in helicopters to search for the missing, including 11 girls and a counsellor from a riverside Christian summer camp where some 750 people had been staying when disaster struck.

In a terrifying display of nature's power, the rain-swollen waters of the Guadalupe River reached treetops and the roofs of cabins in Camp Mystic as girls slept overnight Friday, washing away some of them and leaving a scene of devastation.

Blankets, teddy bears and other belongings ended up caked in mud. Windows in the cabins were shattered, apparently by the force of the water.