A Texas sheriff says the deaths from flash flooding in central Texas has risen to 27 people, including nine children.Search and rescue efforts were continuing in the Texas Hill Country, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said at a press conference Saturday morning.

Rescuers search for missing people; forecasters say the threat of flooding and heavy rainfall isn't over. Latest updates.

Texas flooding leaves at least two dozen dead in Kerr County as heavy rain caused the Guadalupe River to reach nearly 30 feet, wiping out a children's Christian camp along the waterway.