Residents of Kerr County began clearing mud and salvaging what they could from their demolished properties as they recounted harrowing escapes from rapidly rising floodwaters late Friday.

At least 41 people are missing statewide as of late Sunday afternoon, officials said.President Trump has signed a disaster declaration for Kerr County and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is on the ground there,

The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 78 on Sunday, including 28 children, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp continued and fears of more flooding prompted evacuations of volunteer responders.