KERRVILLE — As the massive search for flood victims entered its seventh day, local officials on Thursday said the death toll in Kerr County has risen to 96. Officials have recovered 96 bodies in Kerr County as of 8 a.m. Thursday, with 60 of those adults and 36 children, said Jonathan Lamb, a spokesman with the Kerrville Police Department.

President Donald Trump spoke about the loss of life as a result of the flooding while surrounded by state and city leaders in Kerrville on Friday.

Still, Schumer and Co. appear to have jumped the gun on this one. While staffing shortages at the NWS and related entities are part of Trump’s downsizing, all indications are that, given the unpredictability and severity of the flood, the federal systems worked as well as they reasonably could have.

According to local authorities, at least 109 people died on July 4 and 5, most of which were swept up in floodwaters from campgrounds along the Guadalupe River. That’s just shy of the 118 deaths reported as a result of Hurricane Rita in 2005.

Steep hills, shallow soils and a fault zone have made Hill Country, also called "flash flood alley," one of the state's most dangerous regions.

Editorial: The Texas deaths aren’t a smoking gun today but rather a cautionary tale about the future. Congress must confront the anti-science sabotage in which this president is engaged.