Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase

At least 120 people have been found dead since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the river and flowed through homes and youth camps in the early morning hours of July 4. Ninety-six of those killed were in the hardest-hit county in central Texas, Kerr County, where the toll includes at least 36 children.

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Volunteers combing through debris piles from the devastating Central Texas flooding had to sniff out decaying bodies in the “chaotic” initial days of the search-and-rescue efforts.

Various actors make celebrity-centered posts like these, which are common after a disaster, said Cliff Lampe, University of Michigan professor of information. These go viral because fans of celebrities want them to be seen doing good things, "which by extension means they are good people, too," he said.

The July 4 flash flooding has claimed the lives of at least 110 people, a toll that has steadily risen as search and rescue teams and volunteers comb through debris.