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Two Texas nonprofits and a number of GoFundMe campaigns have raised nearly $2 million to support families impacted by the Hill Country floods.

Jeff and Amber Wilson, along with their 12-year-old son, Shiloh, were in Kerrville for a rodeo on July 4 when catastrophic flooding swept through their campsite at HTR RV Park, according to a GoFundMe page set up by the family. Shiloh, described as a “young, spirited competitor,” was participating in the rodeo.

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has started a Kerr County Flood Relief Fund. The fund will provide aid to vetted organizations in Hunt, Ingram, Kerrville, Center Point and Comfort that are providing rescue, relief and recovery operations as well as flood assistance, according to the foundation.

Monetary donations are the most effective way to help, and several reputable organizations are accepting funds.

A Burlington woman says a photo of her children was used for a GoFundMe campaign for victims of the Texas flood.

Matthew Crowder, who had shown up for work in the neighborhood, yelled to wake the Eliashar family and helped them escape before their home was washed away in the deadly Texas flooding. The death toll has reached at least 104 as of Monday,

Officials have reported that 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic died in the devastating floods, with five campers and a counselor still missing.

CCTV has captured the moment Texas floods caused an estimated $1.5 million damage to a supercar auto shop — ruining eight Ferraris, a Jaguar and a Porsche. The Liberty Hill business, NG Supercars, was filled with up to 3 feet of water at around 4 a.

Two sisters who died in the Texas flood disaster were found with their hands “locked together,” according to family.

RJ Harber helped evacuate other families but tragically lost his young daughters in the Texas floods on July 4.