UPDATES: Death Toll Rises to 32 in Texas Flooding, Including 14 Children

3:42pm: The death toll in the Texas floods has risen to at least 32. Officials say 18 are adults, and 14 are children,

3:29pm: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says President Trump and the First Lady are devastated by the flooding tragedy in Central Texas. Governor Greg Abbott says they will be "relentless" in searching for victims of the floods.

3:04pm: We are waiting for Governor Greg Abbott, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Senator John Cornyn, and other officials to give an update on the Central Texas flooding.

1:42pm: Two people have been killed, and ten others are missing in flooding that hit Travis County on Saturday. Another two people were confirmed killed in Burnet County.

Original story: We now know that there are at least 27 dead from the catastrophic flooding in Central Texas. That number includes nine children.

Dozens are also missing from a Christian Camp. Reports say twelve of those girls are from the Houston area.

And now there are new concerns in several other portions of Central Texas.

First responders across Central Texas spent the early part of Saturday scrambling to rescue dozens of people from rising floodwaters, primarily in Burnet County along with western Travis and Williamson counties. A strong thunderstorm Seguin has been producing rates of rain at five inches an hour. Heavy rain is also hitting New Braunfels and San Marcos. Governor Greg Abbott will provide an update at 2:30pm this afternoon.

But we are learning about one of the missing girls from the Houston area. Reese Manchaca is a recent graduate of Caney Creek High School.


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