With hundreds confirmed dead, questions remain about the local response to flood warnings. Meanwhile, lawmakers will weigh measures to mitigate future disasters.

The recent floods in Texas killed 135 people, including many young children. At least 27 campers and staff from Camp Mystic died. BBC Verify's Jake Horton has visited Kerr County in Texas to find out what happened there and why it was so badly hit.

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

With an outpouring of volunteers from across Texas, the riverside town of Hunt is grappling with loss and recovery after deadly floods.

Lipton Hard Iced Tea pledges financial aid to Kerr County Flood Relief in Texas through proceeds from its 12-pack sales until the end of August, capped at $30,000.

In Kerr County, home to Camp Mystic and other youth camps in the Texas Hill Country, searchers have found the bodies of 68 people, including 28 children, Sheriff Larry Leitha said.

Texas was hammered with heavy rain again Sunday, just nine days after catastrophic flash floods left more than 120 people dead in one of the worst natural disasters in the state’s

The region of Texas where flash flooding killed more than 90 people -- including dozens of campers -- is known for its tendency to experience flood emergencies.

A swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of Texas on Friday, killing at least 79 people and leaving many more missing, was a flash flood.

The false rumor claimed the girls survived on rainwater alone, using skills from a wilderness safety drill completed days before the floods.