The audio shows that Texans did not receive an immediate flood alert.

Audio shows a Texas firefighter asked if he could send an emergency flood alert to Kerr County residents one hour before receiving the first warning.

exist Recording, obtained by American mediafirefighters asked at 04:22 on July 4 whether a numbered alarm could be issued. The dispatcher said the supervisor needed to approve the request.

Some residents reportedly received an alarm one hour later – others reportedly needed up to six hours. Asked about the delay, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said officials were sorting out the schedule.

Later, Donald Trump will visit the country of Texas Hill, where floods killed at least 120 people and more than 160 people are still missing.

Prior to the visit, the U.S. president expressed support for installing a flood alert in Texas.

“After seeing this horrible incident, I think you’ll raise an alarm in some form, and if they see a lot of water or anything else, the alarm will rise.”

Trump also praised emergency services, saying “everyone did a good job” and noted the fact that “local officials, like everyone else, were hit.”

An estimated 100 million gallons of rain caused the Guadalupe River to rise several meters in minutes on the holiday weekend on July 4.

Kerr County, including Kerrville, absorbed the brunt of subsequent flash floods, with 96 confirmed deaths – including 36 children, many of whom are at a nearby Christian camp called Camp Mystic Camp Mystic.

While recording the firefighter’s dispatch phone, an emergency responder can be heard saying, “The Guadalupe Schumacher’s sign is underwater on State 39.

“Is there any way to send a number to our hunting residents, asking them to find higher ground or stay home?”

The dispatcher replied: “Stand by the side, we must approve it with the supervisor.”

The Texas Newsroom, which first reported on audio, said that about an hour after that, some residents received a numbered alert.

The earliest alert news members can confirm that it is 05:34. He told the Texas Tribune that the mayor of Kerrville did not receive an alarm for 90 minutes.

According to multiple news media reports, some news did not arrive until after 10:00.

Asked Wednesday about the possible delay in emergency communications, Sheriff Leitha said he was first notified near “four to five areas” – “we are trying to place the schedule.”

“It will take a little time,” he told reporters at a press conference. “This is not my top priority right now.”

Instead, he said, he focused on finding the missing person and identifying the victim.

Kerr County officials said they have not rescued anyone alive since the day of the flood.

The weather alert is before the storm. The National Weather Service issued several rainfalls and possible floods starting Thursday afternoon, and the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) activated national resources due to flood concerns.

Officials listed the lack of cell phone services, and there was no feeling about the intensity of flood-prone alerts and the feeling of public desensitization, as some people did not evacuate.

Trump signed the federal disaster declaration at the request of Texas Governor Greg Abbott. This allowed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deploy to Central Texas and opened a disaster recovery center in Kerr County.

Rescue work includes more than 2,100 responders on the ground, private helicopters, drones, ships and corpse detection dogs. They are searching for missing persons and the dead are buried under muddy debris.

“These (fragments) piles can be very hindering, and going deep into these piles is very dangerous,” Colonel Ben Baker of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said Wednesday.

“It’s very dangerous and time-consuming. It’s dirty work. It’s still water. So we have to peel it off to get these back up,” he said.