Texas flash floods have killed 82 people, including at least 28 children, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp entered a third day.
Fears of further flash flooding, as rain fell on already saturated ground, have prompted new evacuations.
The sheriff of Kerr County, Larry Leitha, confirmed 68 people had died in flooding in his county, among them 28 children.
The county is the worst-affected area, lying at the epicentre of the disaster.
Texas flash floods have killed 82 people
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Donald Trump issued a major disaster declaration over the "unimaginable tragedy", allowing the state to access further emergency funds.
The US President said he wanted to leave a little time "before visiting the stricken region," but praised the "brave first responders".
Trump said: "I would have done it today, but we would just be in their way, probably Friday."
Hundreds of rescues were deployed to affected regions over the weekend.
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Camp Mystic had 700 girls in residence at the time of the flooding
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Children were sleeping at the all-girls' Christian summer camp called Camp Mystic when the River Guadalupe rose more than eight meters in less than an hour in the early hours of Friday.
Camp Mystic had 700 girls in residence at the time of the flooding.
Sheriff Leitha said on Sunday that 10 campers and one counsellor were still missing.
Governor Greg Abbott, pledged to continue efforts to locate the missing when speaking at a press conference on Sunday afternoon
The flash flooding occurred after the nearby Guadalupe River
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He said: "It was nothing short of horrific to see what those young children went through."
The flash flooding occurred after the nearby Guadalupe River broke its banks after torrential rain fell in the central Texas area on Friday, the US Independence Day holiday.
Officials said on Saturday that more than 850 people had been rescued.
An eight-year-old girl is the youngest victim reported to have been killed.
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