Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as more than 160 are missing as rescuers continue a desperate search

Heavy equipment is tearing through massive debris piles in Kerr County as the search for the missing continues.

At least 24 people are dead after heavy rain lashed Texas, leading to "catastrophic" flooding. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said emergency responders remained in a search and rescue posture, hours after the flooding along the Guadalupe River inundated nearby areas.