Among them four children.
In Texas due to the flooding killed an elderly woman and her four grandchildren, which was about six to nine years.
The tragedy occurred near the town of Palestine. To be saved from the high water, the family climbed onto the roof of the house, but the flow was so strong that it washed away people.
Floods and storms continue in Texas for about two weeks. Earlier in the Houston area, the disaster has claimed the lives of eight people. The bodies were found in cars caught under water, people are unable to get out of the cars.
