'A Sorrow shared by all' What do we know about the victims?

As search-and-rescue operations continue across central Texas, the death toll from the devastating and catastrophic flash flooding of the Guadalupe River continues to rise.

- Anna Betts Cecilia Nowell

Many of the victims have been identified by their relatives. Here is what we know so far about some of the people who died in the floods:

Camp Mystic campers and staff

At least 27 girls and camp counselors from Camp Mystic, a Christian all-girls summer camp, have died, the camp confirmed in a statement.

Among the victims was eight-year-old Renee Smajstrla, whose uncle, Shawn Salta, has confirmed her death to multiple media outlets. Salta wrote on Facebook that Renee had been found.

"While not the outcome we prayed for, the social media outreach likely assisted the first responders in helping to identify her so quickly," he wrote. "We are thankful she was with her friends and having the time of her life."

Twin sisters Hanna and Rebecca Lawrence, eight, were also among those lost, according to their grandfather, David Lawrence Jr, a former publisher of the Miami Herald. "It has been an unimaginable time for all of us," Lawrence Jr told the newspaper.

Best friends and cabin mates Eloise Peck, eight, and Lila Bonner, nine, both from Dallas, also died in the flood, according to members of their families who spoke with Fox 4 News and other outlets.

"Eloise was literally friends with everyone," her mother told FOX 4. "She loved spaghetti but not more than she loved dogs and animals."

Nine-year-old Janie Hunt of Dallas, also died, her mother told the news channel CNN.