Texas Floods Death Toll Creeps up
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In the Austin area, 12 people are still missing and 16 are known to have perished after rain swept away homes along rivers and creeks.
At least 27 campers and counselors were killed at Camp Mystic during the devastating Texas floods. Some are still missing.
Matthew McConaughey has said his fellow Texans are hurting 'inside and out' as the death toll continues to rise amid the devastating and deadly flooding in the actor's home state of Texas. The current death toll sits at 82 with more missing after the worst of the flooding swept through on July 4.
Officials said more than 850 people had been rescued, including some clinging to trees, after a sudden storm dumped more than a foot of rain in an area around the Guadalupe River.
The disaster that unfolded in Kerr County, Texas shows how many communities will struggle to prepare for extreme weather as the federal government pulls back.