At least 59 people were killed by the flooding in Kerr County, Sheriff Larry Leitha said. At least 11 additional deaths were confirmed in surrounding counties, pushing the storm's overall toll to at least 70. That surpassed the estimated 68 deaths directly caused by Hurricane Harvey in southeast Texas in 2017.

At least 51 people, including 15 children, were killed, with most of the deaths coming in Kerr County in the state’s Hill Country.

Search and rescue efforts continued Sunday for 11 missing girls and one counselor from Camp Mystic, a Christian camp for young girls at the center of the catastrophic floods that