Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain in some places and killing at least 78 people, including 28 children, according to officials.Dangerous amounts of rain caused flash flooding in parts of Texas,

Flash floods in Texas have killed at more than 80 people, many of them children.Heavy rains fell quickly in the predawn hours Friday in the Texas Hill Country, causing the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in just 45 minutes.

Travis and Williamson counties have issued local disaster declarations and dozens of people have been rescued from floodwaters.