Texas authorities now say two people have died in flooding and four are missing as the torrential rains have moved out but left behind swollen rivers that have overrun communities.
Washington County Judge John Brieden said Saturday that one person was found dead in a mobile home that was swamped by floodwaters and a second person was found in a vehicle that had gone off a road and was submerged in a ditch.
He says two motorists are missing in separate parts of the rural county, which is between Austin and Houston. One vehicle was located without its driver. The second vehicle can’t be found, and Brieden says the fear is that it may be submerged and won’t be located until floodwaters recede.
Lisa Block, an emergency services spokeswoman in Travis County, says authorities continue to search for two missing people in the Austin area.
