#texas-flooding

#texas-flooding

Authorities believe more than 160 people may still be missing in Kerr County due to the catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River.

The Trump administration has backed away from plans to abolish the federal emergency management agency, but officials continue to dodge questions about its future.

Trump's focus on the human tragedy caused by the flooding has shifted attention away from his previous promises to eliminate FEMA and shift disaster response to the states.

Wilsey said of an initial social media post, "Because I was like, No, I'm not. I'm not helpless. I can do something." Within 48 hours of that post, Wilsey had rallied more than 300 people to donate supplies and support her effort to assemble flood relief kits for impacted families.

"Fake weather. Fake hurricanes. Fake flooding. Fake. Fake. Fake," Kandiss Taylor, who intends to run as a GOP candidate, wrote in a post viewed 2.4 million times.

"There will be people who die." This stark warning was issued by Daniel Swain, a climate scientist, regarding the potential consequences of budget cuts at NOAA.

Mark Walker, 52, his wife Sara, 50, and their son Johnny, 14, are missing after flash floods in Central Texas. Their daughter Ellie was rescued.

The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet within 45 minutes due to floods across Texas Hill Country, resulting in the deaths of at least 14 children and 18 adults.