The president and first lady examined the flood damage that killed more than 120 and met with local officials and families of victims.
By Catholics for Catholics
With the aim of having a first-hand look at the devastation that a flood caused that took the lives of more than 120 people, President Donald Trump visited Central Texas on Friday.
The rampaging flood also claimed the lives of more than 35 children. According to The Epoch Times, Trump received an update from local officials in Kerr County, Texas, and met with the relatives of victims.
“It’s a horrible thing … nobody can even believe it … that much water, that fast,” Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One in Washington. “We’re going to be there with some of the great families and others, the governor and everybody.”
The president signed a major disaster declaration for the severest-hit sector where he is visiting, according to a FEMA notice issued on July 6. About 45 minutes before daybreak on July 4, the Guadalupe River that runs through much of Kerr County rose 26 feet, washing away homes, RVs, and vehicles.
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After the devastation, more than 160 people are still missing in the area as rescue attempts continue along the river, which officials said rose so rapidly the morning of July 4 that not much could be done to save those in its path.
At 1:14 a.m., the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning to cellphones and weather radios—more than three hours before the first reports of flooding at low-water crossings in Kerr County at 4:35 a.m. The warning was elevated to a flash flood emergency at 4:03 a.m.
The alert included Hunt, the small town that is home to Camp Mystic. At least 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic, the all-girl Christian camp located on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt, died, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said on Wednesday.
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz, John Cornyn as well as Rep. Wesley Hunt, who hails from a Houston-area district not impacted by Hill Country flooding, are traveling with the president to the epicenter of the flooding.
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