They clung to trees. They crawled out of windows and floated on mattresses. And they survived to tell the harrowing story of ...

At least 81 people, including more than two dozen children, died in the torrential downpour. Dozens more were still missing ...

This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features photos of the aftermath of flooding in central Texas.

Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan rescued nearly 200 people including children from Camp Mystic during catastrophic ...

The loss of life there included an unspecified number of fatalities at the Camp Mystic summer camp, a nearly century-old ...

The number of deaths across the state is now 80. Fatal floods in Texas that left thousands scrambling for safety with little ...

Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.

When too much rain falls for the ground to absorb, it runs downhill, pulled by gravity into streams, creeks and rivers.

The risk of life-threatening flooding is still high in central Texas with more rain on the way. The urgent search for the ...

The deadly floods that struck Texas on the 4th of July caught local officials off guard as the torrential rains caused the ...

Hundreds of searchers were combing wide swaths of Central Texas yesterday after severe rainfall caused flash flooding on the ...

Flash floods in Texas have killed at more than 80 people, many of them children.Heavy rains fell quickly in the predawn hours ...