Before hundreds of first responders and volunteers from around the country came to help, it was the local residents of Texas Hill Country who faced down a deadly wall of water along the Gaudalope River and witnessed terrifying scenes.

Local businesses and vacationers are picking up the pieces after devastating flooding along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville.

The Guadalupe River flooded early on Friday, July 4, as heavy rains prompted evacuations in the area. Emergency responders are frantically searching for several residents, and children from nearby summer camps are missing.