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The number of people still missing in the July 4 Kerr County flood dropped to two after another body was recovered last week, the Austin American- Statesman reported. The two still missing are a child and an adult who were at Camp Mystic, where at least 27 campers and counselors died. The death toll in Kerr County now totals 108. Statewide, the death toll has reached at least 136. Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered disaster declarations for 30 Texas counties, making them eligible for both state and federal assistance. “Texas remains relentless in our efforts to help impacted Texans and communities rebuild,” Abbott said. The counties included in Abbott’s state-level declaration include Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, Coke, Comal, Concho, Edwards, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, Menard, Real, Reeves, San Saba, Schleicher, Sutton, Tom Green, Travis, Uvalde and Williamson.