Texas Flood Sweeps Jeep SUV Away With Driver Inside (VIDEO)

May 26, 2015 06:59 PM EDT | Matt Mercuro

Record setting flooding in Texas and Oklahoma has swept away more than 1,000 vehicles since this weekend, including one poor Jeep Grand Cherokee as it attempted to cross a creek.

Click below to see footage of the white SUV being carried away with the driver inside near a resort in Boerne, T.X.

As you can see in the footage, the 2,000 lb. vehicle was forcibly flipped by the flowing water, yet somehow the driver made it out alive, according to 9News.com.

"I knew we couldn't cross and I was telling others not to as well," witness George Kawli told the news station. "From the other side of the creek, a white Jeep Cherokee tried to cross and was swept away."

As more streets turn into rivers, people are getting around by using bicycles, surfboards and even kayaks.

So far 10 people have been killed due to flooding, though the official death count is expected to rise. Twelve people have been confirmed missing and another 30 have gone "unaccounted" since the rain began over the weekend, according to Reuters.

Nearly 100,000 people were without power as of Tuesday morning in Texas.

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