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KERRVILLE, TEXAS, JUL 11 – President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump met with local officials and first responders amid criticism of emergency funding cuts after floods killed over 120 people and left 160 missing.
- On Friday, July 11, President Trump visited flood-ravaged Kerrville, Texas, where 121 people died and 161 remain missing.
- Heavy rain on July 4 caused the Guadalupe River to rise from 30cm to over 10 meters in less than an hour, with a warning system not installed due to funding shortfalls in 'flash flood alley.'
- FEMA has deployed over 700 staff, with 2,200 state personnel and 12,300 volunteers contributing thousands of hours to flood response efforts in Texas.
- Schumer calls for probe into NWS staffing cuts; Texas lawmakers plan a special session in 10 days and Kerrville hearings in three weeks.
- The White House faces ongoing questions about its plans to restructure FEMA amid debates over federal and state disaster response roles, following recent severe Texas floods.
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Trump adds to Texas flood debris during his visit with Melania to see Guadalupe River carnage
At least the First Lady did not wear her signature “I don’t really care, do u” jacket on the presidential visit to south Texas Friday. There 121 are dead and another 170 still missing after a monster flash flood of the usually lazy Guadalupe River....
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Donald and Melania Trump express their condolences to those affected. The US president compares the floods to a "gigantic wave."
·Berlin, Germany
Read Full Article'Never seen anything like this': Trump visits flood-hit Texas, defends first responders
Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were in the Hill Country of central Texas to meet first responders, victims' families and local officials, a week after a rain-swollen river swept away houses, camp cabins, cars and people
·Mumbai, India
Read Full ArticleIn Texas, the First Lady gives courage to the flood victims, and she shows a gift.
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