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Mr. Trump and Abbott promised to rebuild the devastated region, although the president recognized that what was lost can never be recovered.
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Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,
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Texas special session called to address flood warning failures and emergency response after Hill Country flooding caused more than 100 deaths.
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Trump Calls Reporter “Evil” Over Texas Flood Warning Question, Defends FEMA Funding And AbbottPresident Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter during a Texas flood roundtable, calling the question about lack of early warnings “very evil.” Visiting Central Texas following massive flash floods that left over 100 dead,
President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter Friday, suggesting she is "evil," after she asked a question about whether the warning alert system for the devastating floods worked as well as it could have.
The president and first lady visited Kerrville to meet local officials and families of the victims of the recent flooding. Trump promised federal support, but his team emphasized the state's role.
State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending flash flooding.
Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.
When deadly floods swept through Texas, the National Weather Service issued a series of warnings that should have automatically triggered alerts to be sent to cellphones as the Guadalupe River began to rise.
Texas officials are being questioned about warning systems ahead of the deadly floods. As NBC News' Priscilla Thompson reports, Kerr County doesn't have a county-wide siren warning system in place.
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