A retired nurse, her son, and a family friend say they were lucky to survive last week's flash floods in Texas that killed more than 100 people, including many summer campers.

A retired nurse, her son and a family friend say they were lucky to survive last week's flash floods in Texas that killed more than 100 people, including many summer campers.

The devastating floods that struck central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend have become one of the deadliest flood events in the U.S. in the past century, Newsweek previously reported. By Sunday evening, authorities had confirmed at least 82 fatalities.