<p>Water reaching rooftops, families escaping their second-floor homes – the town of Hunt was hit hard by flash flooding that's left more than 20 children from nearby Camp Mystic missing in the storm's aftermath. CNN's Ed Lavandera is on the scene to show how high those floodwaters reached.</p>
'Simply staggering': CNN correspondent describes floodwater impacts in Texas

Water reaching rooftops, families escaping their second-floor homes – the unincorporated community of Hunt, Texas was hit hard by flash flooding after the Guadalupe River rose 20 feet in less than two hours, leaving more than 20 girls unaccounted for from nearby Camp Mystic. CNN's Ed Lavandera is on the scene to show how high those floodwaters reached.

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<p>Water reaching rooftops, families escaping their second-floor homes – the town of Hunt was hit hard by flash flooding that's left more than 20 children from nearby Camp Mystic missing in the storm's aftermath. CNN's Ed Lavandera is on the scene to show how high those floodwaters reached.</p>
'Simply staggering': CNN correspondent describes floodwater impacts in Texas
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