He tied a garden hose around his waist and waded into chest-deep water. What happened next during the Texas floods is being called heroic.

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as more than 173 are missing as rescuers continue a desperate search

Multiple parts of Central Texas, including Kerr County, were shocked by flash floods Friday when the Guadalupe River and others rose rapidly.

The county’s largest city, Kerrville, declined to participate in a joint grant application that would have required a $50,000 contribution. Meanwhile in the nearby community of Comfort, a long, flat-three minute warning sound signifying flood danger helped evacuate the town of 2,

Heavy equipment is tearing through massive debris piles in Kerr County as the search for the missing continues.

Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.

Kerrville police braved the deadly floods on July 4, rescuing hundreds. Read how the officers united under pressure to serve their community.

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed more than 100 people, including at least 27 children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp.

More than 100 dead and 161 missing after devastating flash floods in Kerrville. Volunteers, horses, and rescue crews continue the search in dangerous terrain.

The search for survivors in the wake of catastrophic and historic flooding in Texas has entered its fifth day as the death toll surpasses 100 with dozens of people still missing.