A stretch of chain-link fence along the Guadalupe River in the Texas town of Kerrville has become a focal point for the community's grief.

Officials in Kerr County, where the majority of the deaths from the July 4 flash floods occurred, have yet to detail what actions they took in the early hours of the disaster.

President Trump and First Lady Melania met with families in the Texas Hill Country. He praised first responders amid tense talks on flood disaster response.

The White House says the president will visit the state emergency operations center to meet with first responders and relatives of flood victims.

Family members have identified more than a dozen people who are presumed missing after severe flooding in the Texas Hill Country on Friday.

Jane Ragsdale ran the Heart O' the Hills camp for girls in Kerr County. The camp was between sessions when the deluge hit. The only person killed there was Ragsdale.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the Texas flood devastation and the State Department begins laying employees.

The president met with state and local officials, who praised the White House response, and lashed out at a question on whether aid and rescue efforts occurred fast enough.