Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as more than 173 are missing as rescuers continue a desperate search

Over 100 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.

At least 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic in Texas have died in devastating flash flooding that swept through the region, the camp announced. At least 110 people have died in the flooding that struck Texas Hill Country on Friday.

On "Today with Jenna and Friends," Jenna Bush Hager opened up about sending her kids off to summer camp in Texas after last week's tragic flooding.

As of 6:25 p.m. on Wednesday, 96 people — 60 adults and 36 children — are dead after Hill Country flooding, Kerr County officials said.

Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.

Two days before flash floods on the Guadalupe River in Texas killed dozens of campers at a Christian girls summer camp, a state inspector approved operations, noting there was a written plan for responding to natural disasters.

Chloe Childress, a 19-year-old counselor who deeply loved Camp Mystic, was one of 23 campers who died in the devastating Texas Hill Country floods.

Linnie McCown, 8, was a student at Casis Elementary. Mary Stevens, 8, was a student at Highland Park Elementary.

Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring spoke at a press briefing on Wednesday about recovery efforts following Texas flooding.