BBC News
US President Donald Trump assured the residents of Kerville, Texas that the government last week helped in reconstruction after floods in the central part of the state, killing 120 people.
President and first female Melania Trump met with local authorities on the ground on Friday – standing in front of an update tractor trailer – and surveyed the loss.
“I have never seen anything like that,” Trump said after visiting the destruction.
More than 12,300 volunteers have gathered to help 161 people who are still statewide missing. Officials said that volunteers are working 10 hours a day.
Trump told the officials in one afternoon that he and the first woman were in the city to express the pain of “love and support, and our entire nation”.
The first woman, who usually holds a low profile, joined the catastrophe. He said that he hugged and prayed with the families of the victims during his visit.
“My deep sympathy to all parents who lose beautiful young spirits,” he said. “We are grieving with you. Our nation is grieving with you.”
He promised to travel again.
In view of the deadly tragedy, questions have been raised about whether adequate warnings were provided and some were not taken out in front of Delus.
“Only an evil person would ask such a question,” Trump replied when the subject came on Friday, said it is easy and wonder what could happen.
The level of the Gwadalup river, which drowned houses, roads and cars, surprised many.
The devastation came out before the day’s time last Friday as the river increased by 26 feet (8 meters) in an interval of only 45 minutes. Small children and employees were sleeping in summer camps on the banks of the river as weather alerts were closed.
In Texas, the search crew are still flowing through debris for the score of missing people. Officials have said that they will not trust until everyone is calculated.
Experts have said that there were many factors, which led to tragic floods, which included earlier time, location of some houses and extreme weather.
