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If you would like to volunteer to help with flood recovery, the city said to register in advance online. Registered volunteers are asked to come to Tivy Antler Stadium, located at 1310 Sydney Baker Street in Kerrville. Check-in starts at 8 a.m.
A chain-link fence that separates Water Street in the center of Kerrville from the Guadalupe River just a few hundred feet away has become a makeshift memorial, with the flower-covered stretch serving as a focal point for a grieving community.
A reporter from CBS News Texas asked the president Friday if more lives could've been saved if emergency alerts were issued earlier.
As tears streamed down their faces, community members looked at the photos attached to a growing memorial wall.
Over 120 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.
Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.
Kerrville residents who turned out in force Friday to welcome President Donald Trump said his visit brought hope and comfort — and marked an important step in the town’s long road to healing and rebuilding.
Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas over the holiday weekend.
"It’s hard to believe the devastation," Trump said. "Trees that are 100 years old just ripped out of the ground. I've never seen anything like this, and I've seen a lot of bad ones."
A stretch of chain-link fence along the Guadalupe River in the Texas town of Kerrville has become a focal point for the community's grief.