Washington – President Trump and first female Melania Trump are going to Central Texas on Friday, who are doing the devastation to survey. Last week’s deadly floodAs the first respondents and family members continued their discovery to disappear.
According to local law enforcement and Gove Greg Abbott, Trump Kerville will talk to local authorities and first respondents in Texas, as the toll of death is at 121. There are over 170 people still missing The area was consumed in the morning of 4 July after flash floods. Drone, rescue teams, and volunteers are comb through debris, expecting to find answers for the missing families. Most of the confirmed deaths occurred in Ker County, where Trump is visiting.
In Camp Mystic, a summer camp of a girl with cabins on the banks of the river in a rural part of Ker County near Hunt, At least 27 campers and consultants The camp died in the camp described as “frightening floods”. Some survivors said that they woke up in the water race through the windows.
Trump is expected to touch in Texas around ET at 1:20 pm. They will survey recovery efforts and participate in a round table with officials and rescue workers. Mr. Trump told reporters that they would also meet some families. Trump is determined to spend about three hours in Texas before leaving for Bedminster, New Jersey.
“This is a terrible thing, a terrible thing,” the President told reporters on Friday before leaving the White House. “No one can believe it. So much water, that fast.”
Mr. Trump has thus avoiding blaming the death on Sunday, “I would just say that it is a hundred years of devastation, and it is very terrible to see.”
The President said that he would soon visit Central Texas, but did not want to be “in his own way” as rescue teams continue their work. Mr. Trump has signed an disaster declaration for the region, giving permission Federal emergency management agency To press your teams to support local rescue and recovery efforts to press on those operations.
After the horrific flood, First Lady wrote on X, “My heart goes to the parents in Texas during this difficult time. I am catching you in my thoughts and sending prayers for strength, comfort and flexibility.”
