The number of flood deaths that They devastated the Texas center south This already exceeds 100 victims, at least 104, in six American districts. There is still not enough, so Search operations Before new notification of possible floods at night.
For several days, federal, state and civil authorities made kilometers of land on foot Along the Guadalup river In search of an indefinite number of people who remain missing after floods, who fell into the region in the early hours of July 4.
The water devastated the region, known as the “country of Hill”, on the outskirts of San Antonio, I coincide with the beginning of the festive weekend with several events in the fresh air after Independence Day of the United States.
The National Meteorological Service explained that on Friday in just 12 hours on Friday More than 30 centimeters of precipitation have been accumulatedwhich raised the flow of the Guadalup river, to the second largest registered level, 9.9 meters high.
“This flood checked us, but also Reminded us who we are“The judge of the district Kendall Shein Stolalachik said, where the authorities found six bodies today.
“Faced with adversity (…), the neighbors helped the neighbors, the strangers became rescuers, and our sense of community shone even in the most gloomy storm,” the official insisted.
In the district of Kerr, The area most affected by floods – With 84 dead, including 11 girls and young people from the Christian summer camp, the community also turned to the response to the tragedy.
Private citizens joined the firefighters and various state agencies and emergency situations in order to also maintain nascent work in restoration: removing dirt from the streets, removing trees and collecting garbage.
Trump will visit this area on Friday
The President of the United States Donald Trump signed yesterday Emergency statement of natural disasterWhich allowed the Federal Expault Management Agency (Fema) to activate the state.
During dinner on this Tuesday in the White House with the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump confirmed that The next Friday you will visit the injured areas.
The Republican also indicated that his government is doing everything possible to help Texas encounter floods, which he called a “big surprise”.
The democratic opposition asked for an investigation of a possible influence that Mass reductions imposed by the republican administration Federal agencies, including National Meteor -Rolgia, could get a tragedy in Texas.
The leader of this political formation in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, wrote a letter to the general inspector of the Ministry of Trade contributed to a catastrophic loss of life and goods During mortal floods. “
The press secretary of the White House, Caroline Litt, called these accusations “lies” and defended that the federal government was focused on “providing support to the victims”.
