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Come. >> reporter: nearly 40 counties throughout texas now under an emergency declaration. a dam rupturing just east of austin unable to withhold a historic amount of rain. >> it's not over. the rain is still here. >> reporter: family members desperately wait on dry land. >> i kept calling him over and over like are you okay. >> reporter: as rescues continue by air and water. the national guard called to rescue 13 people including three children trapped in a rental cabin in southeast oklahoma. >> the water came up quicker than expected. road washed out and we couldn't pass by it. >> reporter: ...

Flood damage. you have 200 to 300 homes completely destroyed, a lot of homes wiped clear off their foundation. as we mentioned a dozen people still missing. in fact the blanco river rose three times flood stage on sunday with the flow 2.5 times that of niagra falls. this morning record breaking and deadly flood waters continue to wreak havoc across central texas and oklahoma. >> the challenges are not over yet. there's going to be more rain to come. >> reporter: nearly 40 counties throughout texas now under an emergency disaster declaration. a dam rupturing just east of austin unable to withho...