There are more than 100 emergency personnel on the ground working to reunite families, the sheriff said. A large-scale search and rescue effort is ongoing.

As of 8 a.m. on Thursday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead in Kerr County after Hill Country flooding, authorities said.

The number of fatalities connected to the Kerr County floods has risen to 75, local officials said Monday as search and rescue efforts continue and Camp Mystic grieved ”the loss of 27 campers and counselors”.

A Texas county rejected siren alert systems in the past due to high costs. But after recent flash floods, state and local officials face renewed questions.

President Donald Trump defended the state and federal response to deadly flash flooding in Texas on Friday as he visited the stricken Hill Country region, where at least 120 people, including dozens of children,