The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, revealing more than twice as many Americans live in flood prone areas than FEMA's maps show.

A public backlash is enveloping Kerr County over the local steps taken after the National Weather Service warned of a potential catastrophe.

As the death count in the Independence Day flooding in central Texas has now surpassed that of Hurricane Harvey, with dozens of children reported dead and

Officials reported at least 84 bodies recovered across Kerr and Kendall counties on Monday. That number is expected to grow.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz admitted Monday that authorities wish they had evacuated Camp Mystic sooner  as flooding walloped the region, creating “every parent’s nightmare’’ — as the state’s total death

Officials from Kerr County, Texas say the death toll has increased as efforts to locate the children from Camp Mystic continue.

The family was reportedly vacationing at a river house in Kerr County as the floods swept through the area unannounced.

The waters tore through the old buildings at Camp Mystic, sweeping away scores of campers and counselors or trapping them in their bunks. Thirty-eight adults and 21 children have been confirmed dead, but 18 adult victims and four children have not yet been identified.