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

Texas special session called to address flood warning failures and emergency response after Hill Country flooding caused more than 100 deaths.

According to local authorities, at least 109 people died on July 4 and 5, most of which were swept up in floodwaters from campgrounds along the Guadalupe River. That’s just shy of the 118 deaths reported as a result of Hurricane Rita in 2005.

The urgent search for the missing continues following a holiday weekend deluge that killed at least 82 people including children at summer camps.

The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek higher ground now" was sent at 4:03 a.m. local time.