People awoke from water rushing around them during the early morning hours of July 4, all along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. Residents were seemingly caught off guard, but warnings had been issued days and hours before floodwaters began carrying away homes,

"This event is to raise meaningful, immediate support that can be put directly into the hands of flood victims without delay."

George Strait is hosting a benefit concert on July 27 to aid Texas Hill Country flood victims, featuring fellow artists and proceeds going to the Vaqueros Del Mar Texas Flood Relief Fund.

Within minutes of being reported, this fake GoFundMe page was shut down, but not before scammers used a surprising tactic.

The storied Guadalupe River meanders through this Texas Hill Country town and into the unincorporated parts of Kerr County like a vein.

Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.

I’m sad because all those people on the wall died,” said little Emma, who traveled to the vigil with loved ones from Fredericksburg.