Volunteers combing through debris piles from the devastating Central Texas flooding had to sniff out decaying bodies in the “chaotic” initial days of the search-and-rescue efforts.

NASA’s high-altitude WB-57 aircraft took off from Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston on Tuesday, and will conduct aerial surveys using its DyNAMITE (Day/Night Airborne Motion Imager for Terrestrial Environments) sensor.

Mexican firefighters trained in search and rescue have joined the efforts to find the victims of the tragic flooding in the battered Texas Hill Country.

Jonathan McComb has climbed into inflatable Zodiac rafts or hiked along the flood-scarred banks of the Guadalupe River, poking through brambles and uprooted trees, looking for victims.

The Houston Texans were the first to announce their donations on Saturday, July 5, with more coming throughout the week. The Dallas Cowboys and the NFL Foundation joined the Texans on Sunday, July 6, with each contributing $500,000 in a $1.5 million total donation.

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The Indiana Task Force 1 was deployed on July 8 to assist in search and rescue operations in Kerr County, Texas.

ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman is at one location along the Guadalupe River where officials are performing rescue and recovery missions.

At least six people have been confirmed dead in the catastrophic flash flooding in the Kerrville area just northwest of San Antonio.

Flash floods last week in Texas caused the Guadalupe River to rise dramatically, reaching three stories high in just two hours