Search for survivors after 51 killed, including 15 children

Hundreds of rescuers search for people missing after flash floods killed 51 people, including 15 children.

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The worst affected area is Kerr County where 43 people have died and where 27 children remain missing from a Christian youth camp located along the River Guadalupe.

"The work continues, and will continue, until everyone is found," promised Larry Leitha, the sheriff of Kerr County.

People have also been confirmed dead in other parts of the state, including Travis County and Tom Green County.

Multiple flash flood warnings remain in place over the weekend in central Texas.