The death toll continued to rise Sunday due to flooding that devasted a swath of central Texas on Friday, leaving dozens missing.
According to The Washington Post, as of early Sunday afternoon, 67 people were dead, 59 in Kerr County where floodwaters tore through a summer camp. Twenty-one children are among the dead, while there are 11 girls alone missing from the camp. The Guardian put the toll of dead at 69.
The storm was so severe that the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes early Friday, according to the Associated Press.
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A summer camp called Camp Mystic has emerged as Ground Zero of the tragedy. Although other camps in the region moved campers or were concerned for storms, Camp Mystic was not
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