Search teams plodded through mud-laden riverbanks and flew aircraft over the flood-stricken landscape of central Texas for a fourth day on Monday, looking for dozens of people still missing from a disaster that has claimed at least 78 lives.

At least 27 are dead and dozens are missing after flash floods swept through Texas. Among the missing are 27 girls whose summer camp was devastated by the flooding.

Disastrous flash floods from a raging central Texas river have killed at least 51 people, a total that may increase

"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.

The tragedy has brought scrutiny on the National Weather Service: The agency’s central Texas offices have several critical vacancies. While some openings may predate the current administration, the number has roughly doubled since US President Donald Trump returned to office,

Texas officials provided search and rescue updates Friday on a flash flood that has killed at least 24 people and left some 25 others missing, blaming National Weather Service forecasts for not predicting “the amount of rain that we saw” after facing federal budget and staffing cuts,

Another day of rescue and recovery efforts is underway in central Texas after a torrential downpour caused deadly floods early Friday. Follow for live updates.

At least 80 people are dead and many more are missing in Texas in the wake of torrential rains and resulting flooding. By far the greatest number of fatalities occurred in Kerr County, where 68 people are believed to be dead,