Texas flood death toll nears 120
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Death toll rises to 120 as Camp Mystic cabins ‘found to be in extremely hazardous’ flood zone - At least 173 people remain missing in the state of Texas, including six from the all-girls summer camp
Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase
More than 100 people have died across Texas from the floods, with Kerr County taking the heaviest blow. Nonprofits, restaurants and prominent business from H-E-B to the Salvation Army to P. Terry's are all taking efforts to raise funds or provide supplies to the impacted communities. A full list of places accepting donations can be found here.
Kerr County, Texas, is experiencing severe floods with a death toll of 95 and 161 missing, prompting extensive search and rescue efforts.
Officials reported at least 84 bodies recovered across Kerr and Kendall counties on Monday. That number is expected to grow.
That was an act of God. It’s not the administration’s fault that the flood hit when it did, but there were early and consistent warnings and, again, the National Weather Service did its job,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
"I hope that everyone knows, prayers work and God is still out there," Kerrville resident Donna Ragsdale said.
Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday again deflected mounting questions about whether they could have done more to warn people ahead of devastating flash flooding that killed at least 119 people on July 4.