Central Texas reels as flood deaths reach 108; fresh rain forecast

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Hunt: According to officials, at least 108 people have been killed in a deadly flood rising in central Texas, according to officials.

Rescue cars are still looking for missing persons, including several children and a camp councilor, was last seen in a summer camp near Guadalpal.

Officials said that increasing water and mud conditions are making efforts slow and dangerous.

There are growing concerns that high rainfall can make the situation worse.

Sheriff Larry Litha told reporters that by Tuesday morning, the worst affected Kerr County authorities recovered the bodies of 87 victims.

The dead included at least 27 girls and advisers, who were living in a summer camp on the Gwadalpe River during the weekend of the July fourth holiday.

“At this time, five camps and a adviser are still countless,” Latha added.

According to local officials, at least 108 floods have been reported in Central Texas.

During the cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump said she would travel to Texas with First Lady Melania Trump on Friday and supported her strong ties with the state’s Republican governor that she had helped in rescue efforts.

Trump said, “We brought a lot of helicopters from all sides … they were real profession, and they were responsible for expelling many people. And we got them there fast, and Texas had some good, but the answer was incredible.”

Trump, who had earlier said that the relief from destruction should be handled at the state level, earlier this week a major disaster declaration was signed, activated fresh federal funds and released resources.

‘Extremely traitors’

With the Texas Game Wardens, Ben Baker said helicopters, drones and dogs were difficult to find due to water and mud.

“When we are trying to make these recovery, these piles can be very obstructed, and it is very effective to go deeper into these piles,” said Baker.

“This is a very treacherous, time demand. It is a dirty work, water is still there.”

He added that special attention was being paid to the mental condition of the first respondents, especially stating that the bodies of the children were being recovered.

In the destruction center, Hunt, a team of AFP saw restoration workers that helicopters were piles with helicopters through debris piles, when hopes of finding any survivors diminished.

The 24 -year -old Javier Torus was digging from the mud when he discovered his grandfather’s body after searching for his grandfather’s remains.

He also discovered the bodies of the two children, apparently washed along the river.

Officials warned that with excessive rainfall, recovery efforts would be even more difficult.

“We have some reports of some extra water coming, obviously, it will affect search and recovery efforts,” said Baker.

He said the weather could affect air patrol samples, but “it would stop them.”

Meanwhile, questions were intensified whether the deductions of Trump’s financing had weakened the warning system and handled the rescue operation.

During the tense news conference at times, the baker faced a question about the pace of the emergency response.

“Right now, the team here is focused on bringing people home,” he said.

Climate Research Group’s weather expert Sheel Vinley accused the geography of destruction, the remnants of the tropical storm barrel and extraordinary drought, when dry soil absorbs low rainfall.

“This part of Texas, at least in the Cairo County flood, was extremely, especially in the flood of the County County,” Vanley told reporters. So this is the worst drought situation you have, and we know that since May, the temperature has been above average. “

The organization’s media director, Tom de Lieberto, said the shortage of staff in the National Weather Service has contributed to the disaster.

“What happens, and it is shared not only in Texas but also in the weather forecast offices all over the country, that is, that most experienced people with these extreme (events) have gone to many places, so you can’t necessarily change this experience.”