The number of people who have died from the catastrophic flooding in central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend continues to rise, with at least 119 dead throughout the state, officials said on July 9.
The death toll in Kerr County, the area that was hit hardest by the flooding, was 95 as of the morning of July 9, including 59 adults and 36 children, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha told reporters at a press conference. That figure includes at least 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic, the all-girl Christian camp located on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas. More than two dozen of those who died have yet to be identified, Leitha told reporters.
