“First, the figures I have are that 94 deaths are associated with this flood event in this area,” Abbott told reporters, thinking about Kerr.
“Separately from that and other floods in other parts of the Federal State, Texas has another 15 deaths, which is a total of 109,” he added.
Abbott said that five campers and one advisor still lead as disappeared in the Mystic camp, the Christian Camp for Girls in Hunt, in Kerr County.
Additional deaths are reported in several districts, including Travis, Burnet, Kendall, Williamson and Tom Green, reported CNN.
“New York Times” said a series of key positions in the National Meteorological Service for the Reduction of the President Donald Trump, which suggests that these gaps may have interrupted the rapid response to an emergency.
White House spokeswoman Karolina Leavitt denied the claim that the National Meteorological Service did not provide adequate and timely flood warnings.
“Timely betrayed warnings on torrent floods. There were records before this disaster. Flood monitoring is in progress, and these offices were well filled,” she said.
Trump told Tuesday Tuesday that he would visit Texas on Friday with his wife Melania Trump.
“We don’t want to stand out for anyone … What a tragic situation,” he told reporters.
The floods began late on Thursday and lasted until the early morning hours on Friday, when heavy rains were engaged in the River Guadalupe, raising its top to more than 11.8 meters, surpassing the second largest modern flood in the 1987 region. Years.
(Vijesti.ba)
