So far, emergency officials say 120 people have died and that number is expected to climb.
President Trump saw first-hand what happened when heavy rain pushed the Guadalupe River over three stories high.
The force destroyed buildings, including a summer camp where 27 campers and counselors died.
“It’s a horrible thing, horrible thing. Nobody can even believe it. that much water, that fast,” said Trump.
Federal disaster officials are already on the ground in Texas and on Friday Governor Greg Abbott announced President Trump expanded the counties approved for FEMA’s assistance.
“This type of wild weather event can hit any one of our states,” said Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.).
The Trump administration has tried to phase-out FEMA.
Democrats say this disaster proves why the agency is essential.
“We can abolish FEMA when we can get an executive order, abolishing and banning wild weather events,” said Welch.
Local officials say they’ll ask the federal government to help with advanced warning systems as lawmakers weigh the cost of trying to.
“Texas ought to be able to deal with this. We’re the eighth biggest economy in the world,” said Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas.).
Republicans and Democrats say FEMA needs to be reformed and they have different suggestions on how to do it.
Administration officials have not answered questions this week about whether they plan to continue phasing FEMA out.
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