Dick Eastland, the Camp Mystic owner who pushed for flood alerts on the Guadalupe River, was killed in last week’s deadly surge.

Some camps in the region had to be evacuated, and local newspapers described how Camp Mystic was among those cut off from the outside world. According to a Kerr County history book, floodwaters at Camp Mystic almost reached the top of the dining hall’s stairs.

But they haven't rescued anyone alive since July 4, the day of the flood, officials in the hardest-hit Kerr County said. Some 160 people are missing from the county alone. As of the morning of July 12,

The devastating floods that pounded areas of Texas -- including a Christian girls summer camp -- over the weekend recall a similar tragedy that occurred back in 1987.

The White House says the president will visit the state emergency operations center to meet with first responders and relatives of flood victims.

Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited Texas for an aerial tour of the sites of the catastrophic flooding, which killed at least 120 people while more than 170 remain missing. The president will also participate in a roundtable discussion with first responders and local officials.