At least 120 people have been killed and 173 are still missing as Texas officials deflect questions over the state’s response to the catastrophic flash floods. Kerr County remains at the center of the disaster after the Guadalupe River burst its banks on Friday,

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

Crews continue searching for victims a day after Gov. Greg Abbott said as many as 161 people could still be missing.

Kerr County, Texas, is experiencing severe floods with a death toll of 95 and 161 missing, prompting extensive search and rescue efforts.

Following confirmation from Gov. Greg Abbott that more than 160 people were still missing in Kerr County as a result of the deadly Fourth of July weekend floods, officials gathered on Wednesday morning, July 9, to share the latest on search and rescue efforts in the Texas Hill Country.

Officials reported at least 84 bodies recovered across Kerr and Kendall counties on Monday. That number is expected to grow.

That was an act of God. It’s not the administration’s fault that the flood hit when it did, but there were early and consistent warnings and, again, the National Weather Service did its job,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.