At least 70 people are dead and others missing after heavy rain lashed Texas, leading to "catastrophic" flooding.By far the greatest number of fatalities occurred in Kerr County, where 59 people are believed to be dead,

Hours before a massive wall of floodwater barreled down a river in the heart of Texas Hill Country before sunrise on Friday, forecasters with the National Weather Service warned people that dangerous conditions were brewing.

Mr. Trump said his administration was working with state and local officials and that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would be arriving in Texas shortly. DHS oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency.