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Officials in Kerr County, where the majority of the deaths from the July 4 flash floods occurred, have yet to detail what actions they took in the early hours of the disaster.
President Trump and First Lady Melania met with families in the Texas Hill Country and praised first responders amid tense talks on flood disaster response.
During his first weekend back in the White House, Trump again visited North Carolina to scope out Helene damage and toured the aftermath of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. But he also used those trips to sharply criticize the Biden administration and California officials.
President Donald Trump lashed out a reporter who asked on Friday about flood warnings during a press conference in Kerrville, Texas on Friday afternoon. What To Know The reporter asked, "Families are upset because they say that warnings didn't go out in time,
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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Texas police described some of the harrowing rescues they conducted after flash floods engulfed camps and homes in the state's Hill Country.
Texas officials face questions over who monitored weather and warned of floodwaters heading toward camps and homes.
Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase