At least 24 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.

Heavy rains are unleashing a “catastrophic” and deadly flood of Texas’ Guadalupe River on Friday. People have died in Kerr County in Hill Country and roads are washed out in Kerrville in Hill Country, authorities said.

Texas Hill Country was beset by death and disaster Friday after multiple fatalities were reported from months worth of heavy rain that fell in a matter of hours.