Heavy rains fell quickly in the predawn hours Friday in the Texas Hill Country. That caused the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in just 45 minutes. The number of deaths reached at least 109 on Tuesday as a massive search continued for missing people.
Among the missing are 10 girls and a counselor from a Christian summer camp. The July Fourth holiday weekend likely brought an influx of visitors to the area outside San Antonio, making it difficult to track everyone who may have been in the area.
In Kerr County, home to youth camps in the Texas Hill Country, searchers have found the bodies of 84 people, including 28 children, Sheriff Larry Leitha said Monday afternoon. Fatalities in nearby counties brought the total number of deaths as of Monday afternoon to at least 104.
Ten girls and a counselor were still unaccounted for at Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp along the river.
Beyond the Camp Mystic campers unaccounted for, the number of missing from other nearby campgrounds and across the region had not been released.
President Donald Trump said he plans to visit the flood zone Friday.
