The psychological toll of recovering the bodies of flood victims in Texas is drawing increased attention as the death toll grows.

The death toll from the July Fourth flash flood that ravaged a swath of central Texas Hill Country rose on Tuesday (July 8) to at least 109, many of them children, as search teams pressed on through mounds of mud-encrusted debris for scores of people still missing. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the numbers are "very likely" to rise.

At least 120 people are dead from the devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country.