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

Sports, music and business giants are pitching in a variety of ways to help the victims of the Fourth of July floods in Central Texas.

Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.

Family members have identified more than a dozen people who are presumed missing after severe flooding in the Texas Hill Country on Friday.

The July 4 Texas Hill Country flash flooding event is the latest to hit the region known as “Flash Flood Alley,” as Texas continues to lead the U.S. in flood-related deaths. The greatest number of flood deaths in the U.

Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.

This has played out on social platforms as well, prompting some liberal commentators to speak out against the dehumanization of Texas communities. Political trolling online is nothing new, but its spillover into blaming victims and survivors of disaster is a dangerous new low.

The devastating flooding in Central Texas has resulted in 120 deaths and raised concerns about the delayed emergency alert system.