Several factors, both meteorological and geographical, created a nightmare recipe for flash flooding across the Texas Hill Country.

First responders conduct rescue operations in and around Kerr County after massive overnight rainfall led to flash flooding along the Guadalupe River.

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.

Hundreds of residents, campers and visitors were plucked to safety after the Guadalupe River rapidly swelled in Texas Hill Country with little warning.

The death toll from the floods in central Texas has risen to 32 from 27, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said at a news conference on Saturday. "We have recovered some additional bodies... there's 32 deceased,