At least 67 people are dead following flooding that slammed central Texas over the weekend, while a desperate search for 11 missing girls continues.

At least 59 people are dead after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, on Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.At least 21 children are among the dead, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said at a news conference Sunday morning.

The search for those swept into deadly floods in central Texas continued Sunday as the death toll climbed. At least 43 people, including 15 children, died in Kerr County, Texas, after the area saw nearly a foot of rain Friday.