This week in Texas, estimates put the number of people still missing from the Hill Country floods at more than 170, a daunting figure atop at least 120 deaths confirmed by authorities.But that missing person tally might not be as precise as it seems.

Family members have identified more than a dozen people who are presumed missing after severe flooding in the Texas Hill Country on Fourth of July weekend.

Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.

Dallas-area couple Jeff and Tanya Ramsey helped warn family members of incoming floods moments before they were swept away. Jeff remains missing.

At least three people were missing in a mountain village in southern New Mexico that is a popular summer retreat after monsoon rains triggered flash flooding Tuesday that was so intense an entire house was swept downstream.

Former Giants pitcher Tyler Walker flew to Texas with his wife and friends to search for his brother, sister-in-law and their 14-year-old son, all from Marin County.

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -At least eight people were killed and over two dozen were missing after the Bhote Koshi River flooded, washing away the "Friendship Bridge" that links China and Nepal,