FRANKFORT, Ky. — The number of those killed in historic flash flooding across Eastern Kentucky continues to rise, with the total now up to 16.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced that number during a press conference in Frankfort Friday morning. That number includes 11 deaths in Knott County, two in Letcher, two in Clay and one in Perry.

“That number is going to get a lot higher,” the governor warned.

Among the dead in Knott County are two children, who were among four siblings swept away in floodwaters Thursday. The other two children remain missing.