Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase

Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

Local authorities brief the press after devastating Texas floods.

Leigh Stephens told Newsweek it's "hilarious that I learned dog commands before I learned basic future tense verbs or how to schedule a doctor's appointment!"

Rescuers pulled off a “one in a million miracle” early Thursday when they found a teenage surfer alive on a remote and uninhabited island miles offshore. Australian Darcy Deefholts, 19, had vanished after heading out for an afternoon session Wednesday,

Recent flash flooding in Texas​, New Mexico​ and North Carolina​ is highlighting the extreme danger of these natural disasters and the need to be prepared.

On the one-year anniversary marking the passing of Christie Williams' dog, she decided to volunteer in his honor to give a canine from animal control a "freedom ride" to whichever rescue agreed to take them. But when she arrived and met Sarah, a blue nose pit bull, there was an instant connection.

Fire crews and trained search dogs from the Bay Area have been deployed to Texas to assist in ongoing rescue efforts as catastrophic flooding continues across the state. As of Wednesday, more than 160 people were missing and at least 100 have died, according to the Associated Press.

Sgt. Jonathan Lamb of the Kerrville Police Department in Texas shared an update Wednesday on rescue and recovery efforts after flash floods.

A remarkable rescue cat named Spud has achieved the impossible dream of transforming from abandoned stray to international television celebrity, starring alongside major actors like Martin Freeman and Sue Johnson in hit BBC dramas.