Anguished parents waited for word on the more than two dozen children still missing from Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' camp.

In Kerr County, which has been the most impacted, at least 43 people are dead and 27 children remain missing tonight after floodwaters swept through Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp for girls. The statewide death toll thus far stands at 51 people. The number of deaths blamed on the flooding in Texas has risen to 51 tonight.

Flash-flood warnings and watches remained in effect for parts of Central Texas, dimming hopes that more survivors would be found.