Officials in Kerr County said Monday that families impacted by the recent flash flooding in central Texas that has claimed more than 100 lives and left dozens of others missing are being targeted by telephone scammers.

The families of victims and local hotlines set up to report missing persons are being targeted, Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice said at a news conference. He added it is making it more difficult to get a firm number of people missing in the area because they are receiving “hundreds” of scam calls.

“Victims’ families are being reached out to saying that they have their kids, pay me money,” Rice said. “It’s heartbreaking. It’s absolutely heartbreaking.”

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