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The number of dead in central Texas is still rising.
At least 82 people were killed in catastrophic flash flooding on July 4th before dawn.
Many victims are children who were at sleepaway camp in Kerr County.
NPR's Greg Allen reports some girls and other people swept up by the Guadalupe River are still missing.
People here are just in shock still.
I spent some time in the town of Hunt, a small town right along, not too far from Camp Mystic,
the girls' camp where so many of the deaths occurred and where the search is still centered.
Hunt was just devastated, though.
Many people who live in homes along the river and in RV parks just saw their homes destroyed.
Trailers were washed away.
Homes and businesses were all flooded in many of the areas.
Search and recovery efforts continue.
More rain is in the forecast today, and flood watches are in effect in central Texas.
Meanwhile,