At least 70 people are dead and others missing after heavy rain lashed Texas, leading to "catastrophic" flooding.By far the greatest number of fatalities occurred in Kerr County, where 59 people are believed to be dead,

Larry Leitha, the Kerr County Sheriff in Texas Hill Country, the epicenter of the catastrophic flooding in Texas, said on Sunday (July 6) that the death toll in Kerr County had reached 59, including the 21 children. Dalton Rice, Kerrville City Manager, said "our biggest focus is to make sure that we get families reunited with their loved ones."

"Our primary focus is on search and rescue," Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice said. "We are finding bodies and stuff. We knew today was going to be that day."