By Yasin Gungor
ISTANBUL (AA) - The death toll from flash floods in the US state of Texas has risen to 89, with the majority of fatalities concentrated in Kerr County, officials said Monday.
Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said that of the fatalities so far, 75 took place in the county. They included 48 adults and 27 children, with 15 of the adults and nine of the children unidentified, he added.
Ten girls who were attending Camp Mystic and one counselor there are still unaccounted for, according to Leitha.
Earlier in the day, the Christian summer camp announced that 27 campers and counselors had died in the floods.
Additional fatalities were reported across multiple counties, with six deaths in Travis County, three in Burnet County, two each in Kendall and Williamson counties, and one in Tom Green County, CNN reported late Sunday.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres offered condolences through spokesman Stephane Dujarric. "The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life," he said.
"The Secretary-General extends his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and expresses his solidarity with all those impacted, the people of Texas and the government of the United States," Dujarric added.
US President Donald Trump said he plans to visit Texas later this week after signing a major disaster declaration for Kerr County to ensure first responders "immediately have the resources they need."
The flooding began late Thursday and lasted into the early hours of Friday, as heavy rains engulfed the Guadalupe River, pushing it to a crest of more than 39 feet (11.8 meters), surpassing the region's second-largest modern flood, in 1987.