Here’s what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it in, and around Kerr County, Texas, and ongoing efforts to identify victims.

A t least 48 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.

The death toll from sudden floods in the Texas Hill Country rose to 24 Friday night, officials said, as the search for more than 20 people missing from a girls summer camp continued through the night.