At least two people have died and around 230 have been rescued as severe flooding once again strikes the central Texas region devastated by last year's Camp Mystic disaster. The National Weather Service in San Antonio warned of "large and deadly" flooding along the Guadalupe River, prompting Governor Greg Abbott to declare the rainfall "record-shattering" and urge residents to seek higher ground immediately.

Both fatalities occurred when vehicles were swept away by floodwaters, one man in a camper van and one woman in her car. Up to 30 inches of rain is forecast over the weekend, exceeding totals from last July's floods, which killed more than 130 people, including 25 children and two counsellors at Camp Mystic. The Guadalupe River reportedly rose 32ft in just four hours, with Uvalde, Kerr and Kendall counties among the worst affected as rescuers used boats and helicopters to pull residents, including children and families with pets, from rising waters.