MAP: Where have flash flooding fatalities been confirmed in Texas?
Deaths have been confirmed in six counties, with the majority in Kerr County.
At least 68 people, including 28 children, were killed in Kerr County. In a Sunday afternoon update, Sheriff Larry Leitha said 10 girls remain missing from Camp Mystic, as well as one camp counselor.
Family members identified some of those killed. Austinite Michael McCown posted on Instagram that his daughter, Linnie, did not survive the flood at Camp Mystic. The family of camper Lila Bonner also confirmed to Nexstar's KXAN that she was among those killed in the flooding.
Six deaths have been confirmed in Travis County after 'an extremely deadly and destructive flood event,' County Judge Andy Brown said. The Sandy Creek area has been hardest hit.
Officials couldn't give an exact number of missing people, but said it's around 11-13, as of Sunday morning. Among the missing is a 17-year-old girl.
Three people were killed in flooding in Burnet County. The sheriff's office identified one of them Sunday afternoon as Preston Prince.
Three others remain missing, including Michael Phillips, chief of Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department. Four of the missing are believed to be in the Marble Falls area, while one is thought to be near Hamilton Creek in Burnet.
Two people were killed in Kendall County, according to the county's Office of Emergency Management. Further details were not immediately available.
Two people have been confirmed killed in Williamson County, while one other remains missing. In a Sunday afternoon update, Sheriff Matt Lindemann said one of the victims was found trapped under a partially-submerged vehicle near County Road 284.
County officials later identified one of the victims as Kaitlyn Swallow, 22, from the Liberty Hill area.
Officials in Tom Green County confirmed a 62-year-old woman was killed in the flooding. She was found in her vehicle after previously being reported missing, according to the City of San Angelo.
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