Gov. Greg Abbott said the state has mobilized “all necessary resources” to parts of the Texas Hill Country hit with “devastating” and deadly flooding Friday.

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