KERRVILLE, Texas, July 8 (Reuters) - The death toll from the July Fourth flash flood that ravaged a swath of central Texas Hill Country rose on Tuesday to at least 109, many of them children, as search teams pressed on through mounds of mud-encrusted debris looking for scores of people still missing.

Follow live updates on the Texas floods, where the death toll has surpassed 100, including Camp Mystic counselors and campers.

Search and rescue teams have continued looking for the more than 160 people reportedly still missing after flash floods shocked Central Texas and killed at least 110 people. President Trump signed a federal disaster declaration at the request of Gov.