Emergency responders kept hope alive as they combed through fallen trees and other debris that littered the hard-hit central Texas communities on the fifth day after devastating floods killed more than 100.

The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend has surpassed 100. The number of deaths reached at least 104 on Monday as a massive search

Five days after deadly floods struck central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

Search teams plodded through mud-laden riverbanks and flew aircraft over the flood-stricken landscape of central Texas for a fourth day on Monday, looking for dozens of people still missing from a disaster that has claimed at least 78 lives.