At least 135 people have been killed in "catastrophic" flash flooding across Texas, while several others remain missing.

Even before the Central Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, the state was by far the leader in U.S. flood deaths due partly to geography that can funnel rainwater into deadly deluges, according to a study spanning decades.

Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.

Over 130 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.

At least 120 people have been found dead since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes and youth camps in the early morning hours of July 4. Ninety-six of those killed were in the hardest-hit county in central Texas, Kerr County, where the toll includes at least 36 children.

More than a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

Even in places where the floods have let up, the storm isn’t over: Floods can lead to excess deaths long after the actual event. “The health impacts of flooding aren’t just immediate,” wrote Katelyn Jetelina last week in her newsletter, Your Local Epidemiologist. “They often unfold over weeks and months.”

By all accounts, forecasters provided adequate warning — the problem was communicating the danger to residents.

This has played out on social platforms as well, prompting some liberal commentators to speak out against the dehumanization of Texas communities. Political trolling online is nothing new, but its spillover into blaming victims and survivors of disaster is a dangerous new low.

More flood gauges, better warning systems, a high-tech flood warning system — and other measures that Rice University’s severe storms center recommends.

The catastrophic floods along the Guadalupe River killed at least 135 people. Survivors are still trying to make sense of what happened.