Texas floods death toll in Kerr County hits 96
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Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.
Over 12,000 volunteers have already assisted in Kerr County, according to the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
As the recovery efforts continue after devastating flash floods in Texas Hill Country, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth obtained FEMA records revealing new details about alerts that were not sent when the flooding began.
Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the ...
The reporter said that several families were angry because they felt that alerts for the flood did not go out in time.
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 Donald Trump is touring the devastation left by flash flooding in central Texas amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the crisis as well as questions about the federal response -- including the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- that he has so far avoided.