Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase

Amid staggering loss, hundreds gathered in mourning and prayer at a Wednesday night vigil for the victims of the July Fourth floods.

The event was held as search crews and volunteers continued to scour miles along the Guadalupe River for the people still missing.

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,

Texas officials face questions over who monitored weather and warned of floodwaters heading toward camps and homes.

Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday again deflected mounting questions about whether they could have done more to warn people ahead of devastating flash flooding that killed at least 119 people on July 4.

The governor said Tuesday that the state had “assets, resources and personnel” in place before the July 4 floods.

On Tuesday, a sign that reads “Jesus Wept” was propped up on debris by the riverbank next to the camp.