Volunteers combing through debris piles from the devastating Central Texas flooding had to sniff out decaying bodies in the “chaotic” initial days of the search-and-rescue efforts.

Volunteers from across Texas are aiding flood recovery efforts in Ingram, clearing wreckage and searching for missing persons.

The river grew by the size of a two-story building in less than an hour on Friday. One survivor described a “pitch-black wall of death.”

At least 119 people have been found dead in nearly a week since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes and youth camps in the early morning hours of July 4. Ninety-five of those killed were in the hardest-hit county in central Texas, Kerr County, where the toll includes at least three dozen children.

A Dallas chef whose daughters once attended Camp Mystic in the Texas hill country has returned to help prepare meals in the aftermath of the flash flooding that has claimed more than 100 lives, including many campers.

The United Cajun Navy has been actively aiding flood relief efforts in the Texas Hill Country, responding to one of the state’s deadliest disasters.KATV Channel

TEXAS (KMID/KPEJ)- Samaritan’s Purse has begun volunteer efforts to help assist the cleanup process for homeowners affected by the recent flooding in Central Texas. The organization is best ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed support for flood alarms in Texas and said he thinks “everyone’s doing a great job” responding to a disaster that has left more than 100 people dead and 170 people missing.