Some 27 people, including nine children, have been confirmed dead after flash floods in central Texas, authorities said on Saturday, as rescuers continued a frantic search for survivors including dozens still missing from a girls' summer camp.

Scenes of devastation stretched along Texas' Guadalupe River Saturday morning the day after a "deadly flood wave" pushed a 20-foot surge of water several miles down the river, leaving at least 24 dead and dozens more still missing,