At least 27 people, including nine children, have been recovered after the severe flooding in Texas. 850 people have been evacuated or rescued. The figures were announced on Saturday morning.

Searches continued throughout the night from Friday to Saturday. More than 20 girls from the Christian summer camp Camp Mystic are still missing. In the vicinity of that camp, the water level had suddenly risen more than 10 meters. One participant of that camp, nine-year-old Janie Hunt, is said to have died Saturday morning. In total, there were 750 girls at the camp.

More rain

According to weather services in the United States, heavy rainfall is expected Saturday and Sunday, with the possibility of additional flooding. The National Weather Service reported Saturday morning at X that “dangerous and life-threatening flooding and heavy rain” are continuing. The emergency remains in effect for the regions of Burnet County, western Williamson County and northwestern Travis County. Anyone near a flooded waterway is urged to seek higher ground. In Burnet, up to 7.5 inches (19 centimeters) of rain fell in three hours.

The San Gabriel River is expected to peak at Georgetown South Fork on Saturday afternoon, local time, potentially leading to new severe flooding.

Meanwhile, the water level is dropping at the Guadalupe River, northwest of San Antonio. It is there that Friday's flooding, as we now know, claimed at least 27 lives. Dozens of people are still trapped or missing, according to local authorities.

Trailer parks and campgrounds have been hit hard, with President Donald Trump promising to “take care of the people.”

No warning

The flooding was caused by severe thunderstorms. The river rose unexpectedly quickly before sunrise Friday, with little to no warning, resulting in no evacuations. “This happened very quickly in a very short period of time. This could not have been predicted, even with radar,” said Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice. “This happened in less than two hours.”

"We have a lot of flooding. This is the most dangerous river valley in the entire United States," said Rob Kelly, a local judge."There was no reason to believe it would get to this magnitude. No reason at all."