Water rises from severe flooding along the Guadalupe River.in Kerr County, Texas on Friday, July 4, 2025.

Water rises from severe flooding along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, Texas, on Friday.

A man surveys damage left by a raging Guadalupe River, Friday, in Kerrville, Texas.

A raging Guadalupe River leaves fallen trees and debris in its wake, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas.

Debris is left behind by a raging Guadalupe River, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas.

A flood gauge marks the height of water flowing over a farm-to-market road near Kerrville, Texas, on Friday, July 4, 2025.

A man surveys damage left by a raging Guadalupe River, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas.

Members of Task Force 1 deploy boats along the Guadalupe River in the wake of a destructive flooding event in Kerrville on Friday July 4, 2025.

Garrett Burleson shows the damage to the office of his family's architectural business as a dirt line shows the extent of the flooding that the building faced, in Ingram on Friday July 4, 2025.

Thomas Rux, a resident of Riverside RV Park, goes through the wreckage of his RV that was swept away by floodwaters in Ingram, Texas, on Friday, July 4, 2025.

Members the Kerrville Fire Department and Texas Department of Public Safety refuel trucks after deadly flooding in Kerrville, Texas, Friday July 4, 2025.

A Texas DPS helicopter conducts arial searches along the Guadalupe River in the wake of a destructive flooding event in Kerrville on Friday July 4, 2025.

A man surveys damage left by a raging Guadalupe River, Friday, in Kerrville, Texas.

A man surveys damage left by a raging Guadalupe River, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas.

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on Texas Hill Country, leaving at least 13 people dead and many more unaccounted for Friday, including about 20 girls attending a summer camp, as search teams conducted boat and helicopter rescues in fast-moving floodwaters.

Desperate pleas peppered social media as loved ones sought any information about people caught in the flood zone. At least 10 inches of rain poured down overnight in central Kerr County, causing flash flooding of the Guadalupe River.

Authorities stressed that the situation was still developing and that the death toll could change, with rescue operations ongoing for an unspecified number missing. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said six to 10 bodies had been found so far. Around the same time, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha reported that 13 people had died in the flooding.

“Some are adults, some are children,” Patrick said during a news conference. “Again, we don’t know where those bodies came from.”

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