At the press conferences of the authorities, which led the search for victims, it seemed to avoid questions about who was responsible for the monitoring of the weather, which killed so many people, and warned that sudden floods fell into camps and houses.
The chronology of the official response is still unclear. Despite the fact that the first public warning of the National Fatherland Agency on “Life Flies” was released at 1.14 in the morning on July 4, Leita informed reporters that he was not informed about outbreaks to “from 4 to 5” of that morning.
During the press conference that was regularly heated, he and other officials of Texas faced the accusation of “avoiding” questions about the regional Kerr warning system. They have repeatedly confirmed that their priority was to find victims, and not to review what happened a few hours before the flood destroyed the region.
Answering a question about warning, Leita said: “As I said several times, this time it was not my priority. There are three priorities, namely, finding people, identifying, telling about the closest family – this is what I consider my work as a sheriff. ”
When he was asked if the emergency manager is awake to release an emergency warning, the sheriff said: “I can’t tell you at that time.” When the reporter urged him to give an answer, Leita said: “This is not so simple, you just need to press the button, good, there is much more than you need to do, and we told you several times,” he said.
Reporters continue to ask about the regional warning system, but officials avoid questions to focus on the restoration efforts.
“We understand that you have many questions. We understand this. But now the team here is focused on bringing people home, ”said Lieutenant Colonel Bin Baker from Texas Game Wardens. “This is our attention.”
