In the wake of disaster, people are relying on the volunteer fire department, the backbone of the Hill Country.

In the aftermath of the deadly Central Texas flooding, drones are helping search crews access hard-to-reach areas along the Guadalupe River. The aerial technology is guiding ground teams and cadaver dogs to potential recovery sites,

In Kerr County, the hardest-hit region, officials said the number of missing remained unchanged, at 161, since Tuesday. The floods have killed at least 121 people statewide.

Over 100 bodies have been recovered, but the large number of missing suggested that the full extent of the catastrophe was still unclear five days after the disaster.