Rescue efforts continued days after flash floods devastated regions of central Texas. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at least 161 people remained missing several days after the natural disaster.

KERRVILLE, Texas -- Several hundred people gathered for a worship ceremony at a high school stadium in Texas on Wednesday evening to remember the at least 120 people who died in the catastrophic flash floods over the July Fourth holiday, as well the many still missing.

Two days before flash floods on the Guadalupe River in Texas killed dozens of campers at a Christian girls summer camp, a state inspector approved operations, noting there was a written plan for responding to natural disasters.

An 8-year-old girl who aspired to play the lead in an upcoming camp production is among the latest victims of the flooding in Texas.

Young campers and a dad saving his family were among the dozens killed in the historic flash floods that tore through central Texas over the holiday weekend.

A flash flood is a rapid rise of water along a stream or in a low-lying urban area, the National Weather Service said. Flash flooding can result from slow-moving thunderstorms, from numerous thunderstorms that develop repeatedly over the same area, or from heavy rains associated with tropical cyclones.

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed more than 100 people, including at least 27 children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp.

Texas flash floods prompted Kesha to cancel her concert, prioritizing fan safety while promising to honor tickets for a rescheduled show the next night.

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase