Texas Hill Country flood updates: Governor confirms 2 dead as rivers rapidly rise, break records

A second person is reported dead after catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country, according to Governor Greg Abbott.

A man who died near Comfort was swept away in an RV, while another woman was killed when the car she was driving was swept away near Uvalde, the governor said.

At a press conference, Abbott confirmed that the Nueces River near Uvalde set a new record, rushing at twice the flow of Niagara Falls.

The Frio River, also near Uvalde, is seeing a top-five worst crest record, while the Guadalupe River near Comfort is seeing a top-three worst crest, higher than last year's disaster.

Last year, the July 4 floods claimed the lives of over 100 people, most of them in Kerr County, as water levels along the Guadalupe River rose rapidly.

While the death toll is nowhere near last year's, Abbott urged people to stay safe as more rain is expected on Thursday night, citing the heaviest risk in areas of Uvalde and Johnson City for the next 24 hours.

The governor said that more than 2,300 first responders across various agencies were conducting rescues throughout the Hill Country region, with at least 230 rescues already completed.

Videos shared with ABC13 showed helicopters lifting victims from dangerous areas surrounded by water.

Texas Department of Emergency Management W. Nim Kidd said that the community of Uvalde was cut off from road access from all sides.

The Texas Game Wardens were deployed across Uvalde, Medina, Kerr, Bandera, Real, Val Verde, Kimble, and Comal Counties.