Texas police described some of the harrowing rescues they conducted after flash floods engulfed camps and homes in the state's Hill Country.

The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes on the morning of July 4th, leading to devastation and more than 100 deaths across Central Texas. CNN recounts what happened in the first 48 hours of the flood.

According to a new report Secretary Noem did not sign off on deploying FEMA’s urban search and rescue team to Texas until this Monday—more than three days after the floods struck. In the meantime, she was on Instagram crowd sourcing opinions about her official portrait.

First came Banjo, a friendly mixed-breed pup who practically leapt off the airplane, eager for attention. Then came Spot, seemingly shy, and Cleopatra, regal with chestnut fur. There was Ernie, who barked from his crate,

The MSPCA-Angell in Boston is flying in approximately 50 animals from the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter in Georgetown, Texas, which is near the flood zone.

Hovering above the debris-strewn Guadalupe River, drone pilot Jordy Marks scans the flood-ravaged landscape with a quiet determination. As part of a civilian search and rescue team, Marks is helping guide ground crews to areas still untouched nearly a week after deadly floodwaters swept through Central Texas.

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.

As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and life-saving resources,