Texas authorities said Tuesday 87 people died in Kerr County as a result of catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River on the Fourth of July. Five girls and a counselor from Camp Mystic remain missing, the officials said.

The number of fatalities connected to the Kerr County floods has risen to 75, local officials said Monday as search and rescue efforts continue and Camp Mystic grieved ”the loss of 27 campers and counselors”.

At least 87 people have died from flooding in Texas. The vast majority of the fatalities -- 75 -- were in Kerr County. Deaths have also been confirmed in Travis, Williamson, Burnet and Tom Green counties. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said 10 girls and one counselor from Camp Mystic are still unaccounted for.