Kerr County officials say they are still focused mainly on the search for survivors with hundreds still missing and weren’t yet examining how the emergency response unfolded.

The Guadalupe River has a history of terrible, fatal floods. The flash floods that killed at least 100 people in central Texas last week is only the latest disaster to claim lives.

By Jane Ross, Steve Gorman and Maria TsvetkovaKERRVILLE, Texas (Reuters) -The death toll from the July Fourth flash flood that ravaged a swath of central Texas Hill Country rose on Tuesday to at least 109,

Five days after deadly floods struck central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

Local officials have faced angry questions about whether they could have warned people of dangerous flash floods in Texas Hill Country sooner. Rescue teams from neighboring states and Mexico have joined local efforts to search for survivors,