A dog shelter, which houses around 1,800 canines reported that 54 dogs have been found dead and many others still missing due to heavy rains which caused floods on Wednesday.<br /><br />Furrykids Safehaven shelter staff had released the dogs from their cages as they did not have enough manpower to carry the cages to safety.<br /><br />Many of the dogs managed to climb the roof of the shelter but many others panicked and were swept away into a nearby river.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline