The large search and rescue operation in Texas is underway, after sudden floods that have taken the lives of at least 24 people while many girls from a Christian summer camp are missing. Authorities announced on Friday night that 23 to 25 people were missing from Camp Mystic in Kerr Country in Texas.

Investigations to identify the missing continued throughout the night.

So far, throughout the Country of Texas, more than 230 people have rescued or evacuated their homes, authorities said. Many of them have been rescued by helicopter, as in some places heavy rainfall continues.

Officials stated that were taken aback by intense downpour which caused sudden floods in Texas on Friday.

Nim Kid, Head of the Texas Emergency Management Directorate, said at a press conference on Friday night that the prognosis of the National Meteorological Service (NWS) “”did not predict the amount of rain we saw ».And, There was no warning As the Guadeloupe River level rose to 7.9 meters in less than an hour and the floods that followed seduced mobile houses, vehicles and cottages where people spent the weekend.

Several counties have been declared an emergency stateWhere several roads have been flooded and telephone lines have been interrupted.

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The US President, Donald Trump He described the tragedy as “shocking” and “scary”, while the White House pledged for additional help.

Texas’s anti -government, Dan Patrick, said: “Within 45 minutes, the level of the Guadeloupe River climbed 26 feet and caused a catastrophic flood that deprived us of property and unfortunately.”

Officials said that search and rescue operations, with the participation of helicopters, drones and boats, would continue until everyone is identified.

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A senior County County official, Judge Rob Kelly, was asked during a press conference why the camps along the Guadeloupe River had not been evacuated in advance. “We didn’t know that this flood was coming. Be sure, no one knew that this kind of flood was coming, “he said.

He then added that “we do not have a warning system” in the area. Kelly added that what happened on Friday was far exceeded a flood in 1987, which killed 10 teenagers on a ecclesiastical camp bus near the city of Komfort, south of Ker.

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Some parents have posted photos of their children on the internet in the hope of receiving any information about where they are. Earlier on Friday, mothers of two campers told CNN that they were anxiously waiting to find out where their daughters were.