Hammond got his window down and he and his wife escaped through the front of the car. Malaya had the harder task of getting the minivan’s back door open as the water quickly rose, her father said. “Miraculously, she got it open in time," he said, and Malaya helped her siblings and the friend escape, sending them all into the rushing waters.

More than 170 people are still believed to be missing a week after the forceful floodwater hit over the July Fourth weekend.

The claim circulated as rescuers searched for people missing from Camp Mystic, a Christian girls summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River.

More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.

A 10-year-old girl in Butte, Montana, opens a lemonade stand to raise money for a friend’s parents after they lost her in a tragic Texas flood.

RJ Harber evacuated other families but lost his young daughters in Texas’ flash flood.

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as more than 160 are missing as rescuers continue a desperate search