After Floods in TexasThis left at least 120 dead or more than 170 missing. Donald Trump He suggested that the state “I should have bells” warn the population. Despite this, he insisted that there was an “early warning”.
“Maybe they should have bells, something, what sounds, but it is a very dangerous territory when you think about all the times that had such a problem. They received a lot of warnings, but late, at night, and people were sleeping, ”the president said in an interview with Fox News.
These statements occur a day after their visit to the most affected area, Kerr County, near San Antonio. There, Trump escaped an answer to the CBS journalist, who asked him whether warnings were released about the overflow of the Guadalup River.
Although now it is mentioned the need for bells or sound signals, Trump He claims that “there was a very early warning” And that the authorities completed their work correctly, because “they warned the population the day.
Criticism, however, did not stop. Citizens and experts questioned local authorities for not ordering the evacuation of districts near the riverDespite the heavy rains and alerts issued by the National Meteorological Service (NWS).
In addition, the media “The New York Times” showed that Kerr District did not receive funding to improve his system warning systemDespite the fact that the Federal Emergency Agency (FEMA) warned that the region would “probably” would be flooded this year. According to the American newspaper, Fema calculated in the report published in 2024 that the cost of the new warning system, concentrated only on the floods of the Guadalup River, There will be a million dollarsField