At least 161 people are still missing on Tuesday, July 8, after the devastating floods in Texas, which have already left more than one hundred dead, the state governor announced.
“Only in Kerr County, 161 people are considered missing,” said Greg Greg Abbott at a press conference, adding that this figure was based on the number of people reported as missing by friends, family and neighbors. Local authorities have said that among the missing persons, there are five children from the mystical camp where at least 27 people died.
Donald Trump in Texas this Friday
According to a last evaluation, at least 109 people were killed throughout Texas, an still very temporary evaluation that continues to increase in the last hours.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, plans to go there on Friday, criticizing criticism that budget cuts in national weather services have reported the reliability of forecasts and alerts.
“Hold the President Trump Responsible for these floods is an odious lie, which makes no sense in this period of national grief, “spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt denounced on Monday.
The sudden floods were caused by torrential rains in the center of the state very early on Friday, the day of the American national holidays, which raised the waters of the Guadalupe of eight meters in just 45 minutes. Suddenly almost 300 millimeters/rain fell, one third of the average annual precipitation.
The Guadalupe River has found its bed, but the coasts still offered a desolation show. Flood alerts were still in force in certain sectors of the center in Texas on Monday until 7 pm locals.
Source: BFM TV
