The death toll from flooding in central Texas rose to at least 24 people with 20 girls at a camp unaccounted for, officials said.

Rescue operations are ongoing in Central Texas after flash flooding along the Guadalupe River left 23 to 25 girls from Camp Mystic unaccounted for. Officials say dozens have died as catastrophic floods continue to ravage the Hill Country.

The flooding in the middle of the night on the Fourth of July holiday caught many residents, campers and officials by surprise.