The death toll continues to rise in Texas as the number of people missing swells to over three times the amount initially thought.

Officials said more than 850 people had been rescued after a sudden storm dumped up to 15 inches of rain across the region.

MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk claims Texas flood death toll ‘would not have been as high if it wasn’t for DEI’ - ‘It’s not just incompetence. This is DEI working to undermine meritocratic institutions,