In the wake of the catastrophic flooding in Texas, over 100 lives have been claimed, with 84 fatalities reported in Kerr County alone. Camp Mystic has become a focal point of concern, with one counselor and several campers still unaccounted for amidst the chaos.

A widower who lost his wife and two children in a Texas flood 10 years ago has joined the harrowing search for those still missing in the latest disaster that has killed more than 100 people. Jonathan McComb,

Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill in the regular legislative session that would have improved local governments’ emergency communications infrastructure.

In the early hours of July 4, the only sound many of the vacationers along the banks of the Guadalupe River would have heard was pounding rain and thunder. They didn’t get any official warning of the rapidly rising waters that ultimately proved deadly to dozens of people swept away in central Texas flash floods.

More than 100 people have died in devastating flash floods in Kerr County, Texas. But what caused this extreme weather, and will events like this get more common?

Before hundreds of first responders and volunteers from around the country came to help, it was the local residents of Texas Hill Country who faced down a deadly wall of water along the Gaudalope River and witnessed terrifying scenes.

Despite officials urging civilians to stay away, volunteers have joined the search for missing people and the cleanup on the Guadalupe River.