Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,

Texas officials face questions over who monitored weather and warned of floodwaters heading toward camps and homes.

Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.

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.

Heavy equipment is tearing through massive debris piles in Kerr County as the search for the missing continues.

The legendary Lone Star singer-songwriter's two daughters attended Camp Mystic, where 27 campers and counselors died and nearly a dozen are still missing.

The governor said Tuesday that the state had “assets, resources and personnel” in place before the July 4 floods.

As the floodwaters rushed into Kerrville, Texas, under the cover of darkness on Friday morning, officers jumped into action to evacuate over 100 homes and rescue more than 200 people in one hour, the police department said.