The U.S. Coast Guard has assisted in saving 223 lives in Central Texas, said Department of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem.

“God bless our first responders,” she said in a post on X.

At least 27 people, including nine children, are dead after a storm unleashed nearly a foot of rain just before dawn Friday and sent floodwaters gushing out of the Guadalupe River through the region known for its century-old summer camps. Many more are still missing.

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