By JIM VERTUNO, JULIO CORTEZ and JOHN SEEWER KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rescuers scoured flooded riverbanks littered with mangled trees Saturday and turned over rocks in the search for more

The monstrous, swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of Texas killing at least 27 people and leaving many more missing, was a flash flood, the nation’s top storm-related killer

T exas Hill Country is known for its landscapes, with shallow rivers winding among hills and through rugged valleys. But that geography also makes it one of the deadliest places in the U.S. for flash flooding.