As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.

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,

The death toll in the central Texas flooding is up to 119 people, 95 of them in Kerr County, including 36 children.

The recent disaster has some thinking back to a similar tragedy almost 40 years ago that occurred in the same month and nearly the same place.

Greg Adkins showed KHOU 11 News the debris left behind in his backyard, which sits right next to the Guadalupe River.

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.

Residents along the Guadalupe River in the Hill Country are being evacuated, and search efforts continue for missing people after severe flooding on Friday. The search area spans 60 miles, and some are expressing the need for improved alert systems in the city,

RickRay Robertson points to a makeshift cross that withstood the July Fourth Kerrville flooding, despite being lodged only 10 inches into the ground. That faith reminds him to stand strong. And by sharing his story, it's allowing him to heal.