President Donald Trump has permitted a Main Catastrophe Declaration for Kerr County, Texas — the positioning of catastrophic flooding that has already claimed the lives of at the least 59 individuals, together with 21 kids.

In a put up on Reality Social, Trump says, “These households are enduring an unimaginable tragedy, with many lives misplaced, and plenty of nonetheless lacking.”

The declaration will enable for crucial federal support and assets to help greater than 400 first responders at the moment engaged in large search and restoration efforts throughout the area.

Of the 59 confirmed fatalities, 38 are adults and 21 are kids. Officers additionally say 12 people linked to Camp Mystic — 11 campers and 1 counselor — stay unaccounted for.

Search groups are combing by flood-ravaged areas across the Guadalupe River as determined households await information of lacking family members.