The stunning flood that killed more than two dozen campers and counselors along a river at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country was the result of extraordinary rain and walls of water. Nonetheless, experts agree that information about how a camp plans for emergencies is just as important as the lunch menu and the times to go swimming.

"The agony that Texas is feeling right now…there aren't words to describe," Cruz told CBS News Texas on Monday.

As the death toll climbs in Central Texas from catastrophic flooding over the holiday weekend, many are wondering if the tragic event could have been prevented and who is to blame.  President Trump has declared a major disaster for the state of Texas following flood waters that have claimed more than 100 lives so far.

Before help could arrive, Texans in hard-hit areas said they tried to save themselves from the deadly floodwaters.

The claim circulated as rescuers searched for people missing from Camp Mystic, a Christian girls summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River.

It just looked like a bit of drizzle when they went to bed but the trickles of rain over their Texas home turned out to be the start of a nightmare for Jennifer and Jack Hudson, 61.