The teams come from the Los Angeles County, Riverside City, and Orange County Fire Departments, as well as Menlo Park in the San Francisco Bay Area.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday the deployment of 18 more urban search-and-rescue team members to Texas to help with recovery from the devastating Independence Day flooding. The members are in addition to the nine members deployed Monday from the cities of Riverside and Oakland,

By The Associated Press President Donald Trump will head to Texas for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people, which the

Deadly floods like those in Texas are rare in California, but climate change-fueled storms could make them more likely, climate scientists say.

California is deploying highly skilled urban search and rescue teams to Texas to assist with search and rescue efforts following severe flooding, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services said on Monday.

Fire Capt. Celina Serrano and K-9 Prentiss, Firefighter Paramedic Jonathan Munguia and K-9 Clifford, along with Search Team Manager Fire Capt. Michael Devine, are expected to be deployed for 14 days, according to the LACFD.

Texas officials say 161 people are still considered missing after devastating July 4 floods. But the count of the missing may not be very precise.

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