Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan helped save 165 people after the Guadalupe River surged by more than 20 feet in less than two hours early Friday in Texas.

The search for 11 girls missing from a summer camp in Texas continued for a third day as the death toll from flash flooding climbed to more than 80 people, including 28 children. The Guadalupe River that runs through the Hill Country in central south Texas rose by 26ft (8 metres) in 45 minutes in the early hours of Friday,

At least 43 people are dead, including 15 children, after deadly flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country. Follow here for live updates from reporters in the field.

Search efforts continue for the dozens of people still missing after Friday's floods, as questions swirl over what went wrong. Here's what we know so far.

At least 47 people are dead in central Texas in what officials called a "mass casualty event" after devastating flash floods slammed Hill Country, with water rescues taking place along the Guadalupe River.