India, July 5 -- The Guadalupe River flooding and situation at the all-girls Mystic Camp on Friday sparked severe criticism of Texas Gov Greg Abbott, with locals calling on the state administration to request Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) action. Instead of Abbott, acting governor Dan Patrick addressed a press conference.

Patrick confirmed that at least 13 people were dead after the flash flooding in south-central Texas and more than 20 girls at the summer camp were still unaccounted for.

"We have identified 13 fatalities," Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said. Some of the dead were children, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said.

"About 23" girls were unaccounted for from Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River, which...