Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says more than 160 people are believed to be still missing days after flash floods killed more than 100 people across central Texas.

Often the number of people that are reported missing in a natural disaster turns out to be much greater than the actual final tally.

Local officials in Kerrville, an area hit hard by last week's floods, went door to door shortly after midnight on Sunday to warn residents about the risks

This part of Texas Hill Country is known for flash floods. Why were so many people caught off guard when the river turned violent?

Gov. Greg Abbott says 161 people remain missing after catastrophic Central Texas flooding, as the death toll climbs to 109 and search efforts intensify.

On the night the deadly floodwaters raged down the Guadalupe River in Texas, the National Weather Service forecast office in Austin/San Antonio was missing a key member of its team: the warning coordination meteorologist,

Almost 120 people are dead across Central Texas after flooding over the July 4th weekend. More than 170 people are considered missing, according to officials.

More than two dozen Mexican rescue volunteers and firefighters have been looking for victims and clearing debris along the Guadalupe River. Others were left waiting for visas and humanitarian permits to cross the border.