As the floodwaters recede from Camp Mystic, a torrent of grief remains for the families of the children who died and those who went missing when flash floods tore through central Texas earlier this week.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he had asked President Donald Trump to sign a disaster declaration, which would unlock federal aid for those affected.

More than 50 people are dead following flooding that slammed central Texas over the weekend, while a desperate search for more than two dozen missing schoolgirls continues.