India, July 6 -- The Texas floods continue to wreck the Hill Country in the southern United States as more than 50 people have died so far and several remain missing.

Multiple flash flood warnings remained in place across central Texas after water surged through communities. The Guadalupe River rose by 26 feet (eight meters) in just 45 minutes. Drone footage shows the extent of damage the water has caused as life in the rural areas came to a standstill.

According to the footage, bare concrete platforms remain on lands where houses used to stand, with piles of rubble lining the banks of the river.

Local media reported that rescuers lifted people from rooftops and trees, sometimes forming human chains to retrieve them from the floodwater...