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President Donald Trump met with victims' families and surveyed the damage of catastrophic floods that struck the state one week ago.
A stretch of chain-link fence along the Guadalupe River in the Texas town of Kerrville has become a focal point for the community's grief
President Trump has not talked about eliminating FEMA as the emergency response agency helps with recovery efforts from the Texas floods.
President Donald Trump is visiting central Texas on Friday to survey damage after deadly floods ravaged communities there. Follow for live news updates.
Officials in Kerr County, where the majority of the deaths from the July 4 flash floods occurred, have yet to detail what actions they took in the early hours of the disaster.
The organizations working together to help the flood victims said that 'no additional in-kind donations (clothing, food, supplies) are needed in Kerrville.' They said the best way to help is with monetary donations.
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President Donald Trump is visiting Texas on Friday to assess catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people.
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In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow riverbeds leave little time for warning.
With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.
President Donald Trump travels to Texas on Friday amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the devastating floods, as well as questions about the federal response -- including FEMA's fate -- that he has so far avoided.