A week after tragic floodso US President moved to the center of Texas To visit the zone most affected by the disaster, meeting with the state governor, members of his executive and responsible for local emergency services.
US President Donald Trump was annoyed with a journalist who wondered if the warnings for sudden floods of a week in the state of Texas, where at least 135 people died.
The meeting, open to television broadcasts, was essentially an exchange of praise between Trump and local teams, until journalists were able to ask questions, being the first about what the president would say to those who questioned if it would have been possible to save more lives if they had been issued earlier alerts for flood on July 4.
Keeping the compliments of the session, Trump initially answered that he thought “everyone did an incredible work given to the circumstances” and admired the reaction of local services.
But then criticized the reporter:
“Only a very bad person would ask such a question”he reiterated.
In the next question, from the Real Conservator America’s Voice, the reporter thanked the president and other officials who “did everything well.”
“Well, this is a good reporter. This is a good question,” said Trump.
Following questions put into question the criticism that some “left press” has made to the response to floods.
During the session, Trump said that the number of deadly victims, much of children who participated in holiday camps is now in 135, 15 more than the previous balance.
Texas governor, Greg Abbott, said they continue to search for 160 people, less than the day before.
What happened to the alerts?
As Sudden floods were caused by torrential rainfall On the morning of July 4, which made the Guadalupe river up eight meters in just 45 minutes.
Local authorities were criticized by residents and experts for not ordering the evacuation of the areas near Rio, despite heavy rains, and the lack of media with camp monitors.
Several residents of Kerrville told EFE that they received flood alerts and heavy rains in the early hours of July 4, without being asked to be placed in a safe place.
The National Meteorological Service (NWS) began issuing flood alerts for the most affected Bandera and Kerr counties, from 1 am on July 5.
