Trump surveys damage in Texas as search efforts continue for 160 missing

US President Donald Trump Kurville reassured Texas, the residents that the government would help rebuild after the floods hit the central part of the state last week, killing 120 people.

On Friday, President and First Lady Melania Trump met with local officials on the ground – standing in front of a prepared tractor trailer – and wiping the damage.

“I haven’t seen anything like him,” Trump said after a tour of the destruction.

More than 1,2300 volunteers gathered to help search for 161 people who are still missing at the state level. Officials said the volunteers were working 10 hours a day.

While storms caused damage to homes and killing residents throughout the center of Texas, CARE province faced flood water. For this reason, the president and the first lady toured that area.

Trump told the officials that the officials gathered at a round table in the afternoon at the Kerville Youth Center that he and the first lady were in the city “to express love and support, and our entire nation’s pain.”

The first lady, which usually maintains a low decrease, toured the destruction. She said she embraced and prayed with the families of the victims during her visit.

“I deepen my sympathy with all the fathers who have lost a beautiful young soul,” she said. “We are sad with you. Our nation is sad with you.”

I also promised to visit again.

Among those who were killed in storms, 27 little girls attended the Mystic camp, located along the flooded waterway. There are 18 summer camp in that area.

In the wake of the deadly tragedy, questions were raised about whether enough warnings were made and why some were not evacuated before the flood.

Trump answered when the topic appeared on Friday, saying: “Only an evil person will ask such a question.”

The levels of the Guadalobi River, which rose to floods, roads and cars, surprised many.

The disaster was revealed before dawn last Friday, when the river rose 26 feet (8m) in just 45 minutes. Young children and employees in the summer camps along the river were asleep with weather alerts.

Texas search sets are still moving through the wreckage of dozens of missing people. The authorities said they will not wander until everyone is calculated.

Experts said that there are a number of factors that led to tragic floods, including pre -dawn timing, and the location of some houses and harsh weather.

Some have suggested that the discounts on federal agencies such as the National Oceanic and Air Country Organization (NOAA) and its subsidiary, the National Weather Service (NWS) It affected the response To sudden floods.

Experts say NWS alerts were in time in Texas at the end of last week, but they are concerned about future weather events if agencies are not employed and funded properly.