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.

Restoration of Hope, a volunteer group from Texarkana, is helping flood victims recover after deadly flooding along the Guadalupe River.

On Water Street in the City of Kerrville, a memorial wall dedicated to the lives lost in last Friday’s devastating flood is growing.

The organizations working together to help the flood victims said that 'no additional in-kind donations (clothing, food, supplies) are needed in Kerrville.' They said the best way to help is with monetary donations.

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert a disaster like the one that killed dozens of young campers and scores of others in Kerr County on the Fourth of July.

New human settlements constructed in recent years have made the waterway more hazardous, UT-Arlington civil engineering professor says.

Local businesses and vacationers are picking up the pieces after devastating flooding along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville.

As floodwaters from the Guadalupe River begin to recede, the emotional and physical toll on Hill Country residents is only just beginning to show.

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