Utah Floods- death count raises to 12

The deadly flash floods swept through the Utah-Arizona border towns of Colorado City and Hildale. And that washed away several vehicles in southern Utah has increased to 12 people.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office said that One person was still missing, also fire and public works crews continued to search flood crossings and the banks of Short Creek.

On this Monday, several vehicles were reportedly swept into waterways after heavy rains hit at approximately 5 p.m. The assistant fire chief Kevin Barlow said that two vehicles that had been carrying at least 16 people in Maxwell Canyon north of the city. The victims included women and small children, all from the Colorado City, Ariz., and Hildale, Utah, area. The towns are adjacent to each other across the state line.

A large contingent of contractors worked through the night, using heavy equipment to clear thousands of tons of mud and debris from the Central Street creek crossing.