Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) stated Sunday that local weather change was “clearly part of” the current lethal flooding in Texas.
“I feel local weather change is clearly part of it. These floods are occurring extra usually in additional components of the nation, and actually everywhere in the world, and so now we have to face that actuality and be higher ready for it and fight it,” Castro instructed CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.”
The loss of life toll from the current flooding caused by thunderstorms within the Lone Star State reached at the least 43 people, authorities reported Saturday. President Trump had beforehand acknowledged that his administration was working with Texas state and native officers in response to the deadly flash flooding.
“Our Secretary of Homeland Safety, Kristi Noem, will probably be there shortly. Melania and I are praying for the entire households impacted by this horrible tragedy,” Trump stated a Saturday publish on Fact Social. “Our Courageous First Responders are on website doing what they do finest. GOD BLESS THE FAMILIES, AND GOD BLESS TEXAS!”
Noem herself stated in a Saturday post on X that “our hearts are with these impacted by the Central Texas floods.”
“I thank Gov. Abbott, state officers, and the U.S. Coast Guard for his or her swift, heroic response. President Trump is dedicated to deploying all federal sources to unify households, rescue the lacking, and return recovered family members promptly,” she added.
Vice President Vance additionally stated in his personal X publish that the nation’s “coronary heart breaks for the victims in Texas and their households.”
“Simply an incomprehensible tragedy. I hope everybody affected is aware of they’re within the prayers of my household, and of hundreds of thousands of People,” Vance said Saturday.