INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on Texas Hill Country, leaving 24 people dead and many more unaccounted for Friday,
including more than 20 girls attending a summer camp, as search teams conducted boat and helicopter rescues in fast-moving
floodwaters.Desperate pleas peppered social media as loved ones sought any information about people caught in the flood zone
At least 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain poured down overnight in central Kerr County, causing flash flooding of the Guadalupe River.At a
news conference late Friday Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said 24 people had been killed
Authorities said 237 people had been recued so far, including 167 by helicopter.The missing children were attending Camp Mystic, a Christian
camp along the Guadalupe River in the small town of Hunt
Elinor Lester, 13, said she and her cabin mates had to be helicoptered to safety.A raging storm woke up her cabin around 1:30 a.m., and when
rescuers arrived, Lester said they tied a rope for the girls to hold as the children in her cabin walked across bridge with floodwaters
