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Texas floods: Death toll surpasses 50 as search for dozens of missing campers enters third day

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• Missing campers: Search and rescue teams are still racing to find 27 children missing from Camp Mystic, a girls’ summer camp near the Guadalupe River, which surged over its banks after torrential rain fell across Texas Hill Country.

• Death toll rises: At least 51 people, including 15 children, have died in the flooding, according to local officials. The families of four campers have confirmed their deaths to CNN, while others are enduring an excruciating wait for news on their children.

• Federal response: The Trump administration will honor a federal disaster declaration signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to help direct relief to the state, after the president denied some similar requests this year, and has sought to shift the burden of disaster response onto states.

• For ways to help those affected by floods in central Texas, visit CNN Impact Your World.

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