Texas Flood Death Toll to Exceed 100

Texas's Division of Emergency Management predicted the number of dead as a result of catastrophic flooding in Kerrville on July 4 would top 100, Daily Mail has reported.

In an email sent out Saturday, the state disaster office told partners the number of dead would surpass 100, two different sources confirmed to Daily Mail.

The estimate of the dead is vastly different than the message state officials are projecting publicly, insisting that they are still searching for people who are alive, and refusing to say rescue efforts have shifted to recovery of remains.

Of the dead, 46 are adults and 21 are children, local officials said.

Additionally, DNA testing will be used to help identify the remains of the flood victims, a state source told Daily Mail.

Families have been asked for blood draws or other records to help identify the bodies of loved ones who have been recovered.

Relatives of the missing have started arriving in the Kerrville area from across the Lone Star State to provide investigators with DNA samples.