Authorities in Texas say more than 50 people have died in devasting flooding in Texas. They include a 68-year-old camp director, an Alabama elementary student away for the summer and a woman who had been reported missing in San Angelo.

(Reuters) -Founded by a University of Texas football coach, Camp Mystic where raging floodwaters swept away dozens of girls - killing several and leaving many others missing - was established along the banks of the Guadalupe River in central Texas hill country nearly a century ago "to provide young girls with a wholesome Christian atmosphere.

Summer camp in the flood-prone Hill Country has long been a rite of passage for young people from Texas and beyond.