Texas flooding live updates
Digest more
President Trump is visiting Texas to meet with first responders, local officials and families of some of the victims in the aftermath of the catastrophic flooding. NBC News Priscilla Thompson reports from Kerrville,
One week after catastrophic floodwaters tore through Central Texas, President Donald Trump is traveling to the region today to witness the devastation firsthand and meet with survivors, volunteers, and emergency responders.
NBC News correspondent Morgan Chesky was born and raised in Kerrville, Texas, and has been covering the devastating flooding in the region. His mother, Karen, and stepfather, Michael, had to evacuate their home on July 4th only to return to find the body of a young girl in the trees.
U.S. President Donald Trump departed on Friday morning on a trip to central Texas to survey the damage caused by the July 4 flash flooding that killed at least 120 people and left dozens missing.His visit comes at the end of a week of mounting questions about the government response to the deadly deluge,
Ninety-six of those killed were in the hardest-hit county in central Texas, Kerr County, where the toll includes at least 36 children. State officials vowed to continue searching for over 160 people still missing but have acknowledged the dwindling chances of finding survivors alive a week after the disaster.
1hon MSN
The White House said the president will also visit the state emergency operations center to meet with first responders and relatives of flood victims.
As President Donald Trump headed to Texas to see the brutal effects of the floods firsthand, a senior White House official told The Washington Post the administration is focused on “rebranding” the disaster response agency instead of eliminating it entirely.
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.
Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump will travel to Texas on Friday to meet with first responders, families affected by the recent deadly July 4 floods, and local officials, according to a White House official.
Texas officials say 161 people are still considered missing after devastating July 4 floods. But the count of the missing may not be very precise.
NBC News' Morgan Chesky, grew up in Kerrville, Texas, where his mother and stepfather now reside. As flood waters rose along the Guadalupe River, his mother Karen and his stepfather Michael, woke up to emergency alerts at 4AM.