Flood-related deaths rise to 96 in Kerr County
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The reporter said that several families were angry because they felt that alerts for the flood did not go out in time.
"The first lady and I are here in Texas to express the love and support and the anguish of our entire nation in the aftermath of this really horrific and deadly flood," Trump said as he spoke at a roundtable event with first responders and local officials.
FEMA records show Kerr County officials did not use FEMA’s system to send warnings to phones in the critical hours as the flooding began on July 4.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Friday toured areas devastated by flash flooding in central Texas that has killed more than 100, including at least 36 children, on the Fourth of July.
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At a press conference, his first significant public response to the tragedy, held a full week after the flood, Trump refused to address multiple facts implicating his administration and that of his MAGA ally Governor Abbott in the disaster.
In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to government overspending.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania will visit Kerrville on Friday, one week after Central Texas floods killed over 100 people.
The president has defended his administration's response to the fatal flooding amid criticism that federal assistance could have been provided more quickly.
Kerr County Flood Relief Fund raises $30 million in a week, distributes $5 million in initial grants
Eight days after devastating flash floods swept through Central Texas, the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced Thursday it has raised more than $30 million through the Kerr