Sakshi Venkatraman
US reporter

US President Trump and First Lady Melania visited the Texas community of Kerrville today, a week after flooding claimed at least 120 lives in the region. Here's a recap of what happened:

• Trump gave his condolences, saying the devastation was unlike anything he had ever seen
• The first lady spoke of meeting families who lost loved ones, telling them that "we are grieving with you", and showing a bracelet she received from one of the Camp Mystic families
• In the wake of the deadly tragedy, questions have been raised about whether adequate warnings were provided and why some weren't evacuated ahead of the deluge. "Only an evil person would ask a question like that," Trump responded when the topic came up at a roundtable

• More than 12,300 volunteers are participating in the search and rescue, Texas Emergency Management chief Nim Kidd said. About 160 people are still missing
• Also at the roundtable was TV personality Dr Phil, and Trump gave him the floor for a brief speech on the trauma of losing a child. "You never get over it, you get through it," he said

We're wrapping up our live coverage, but you can read more about the president and first lady's Texas visit here.

Camp Mystic not accredited by national camping bodypublished at 22:42 British Summer Time 11 July

22:42 BST 11 July

By Jake Horton

Camp Mystic - the site where at least 27 people died in the Texas floods on 4 July - does not have safety accreditation from the American Camp Association (ACA).

The ACA issued a statement to BBC Verify saying: "Camp Mystic is not accredited by the American Camp Association, but there are accredited camps in the area."

We asked the ACA if the camp had accreditation in the past, but it would not comment on this.

The association says 76 camps in Texas are accredited, including eight in Kerr County.

The ACA says its accreditation provides "the only set of national standards around health and safety for camps", but it is a voluntary scheme.

Camp Mystic was however licensed by the state authority in Texas, and passed an inspection on 2 July - two days before the floods.

The inspection found the camp had the required emergency plans, including written plans in case of a disaster.

Several Texans and Trump supporters are grateful for the president's visit in the wake of floods that killed at least 120 people in the state. Some supporters have been lining up today to watch his motorcade.

Kayla Epstein
US reporter

Trump has proposed dismantling the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), the US’s lead disaster response agency. The administration has stated a goal to start winding it down after this year’s hurricane season.

In June, Trump told reporters that "we want to wean off of Fema" and for states to take on more of the burden of disaster preparedness and response.

Some ex-Fema staffers believe transferring the federal-government level operations to individual states is impractical because few have the money, manpower, and logistics to accomplish a comparable response on their own.

"They said they wanted to return disaster response to the states, they said they wanted to phase out Fema, but what this disaster shows that within two days of the disaster happening, Texas was already asking for assistance,", external former Fema press secretary Jeremy Edwards told the BBC.

"Texas is considered to be more capable in terms of disaster response.

"If a state like Texas is asking for assistance two days after a disaster, that really does not bode well for states that don’t have that capability."

Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
US reporter

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Keli Rabon's sons were at Camp La Junta, an all-boys camp just five miles away from the all-girls Camp Mystic where at least 27 girls and staff died.

Rabon’s sons Braeden Davis, 9, and Brock, 7, were at the boys camp when the flooding began. One cabin door was blown off and a wall collapsed while they were inside.

The camp’s counsellors helped hoist the young boys onto the cabin’s ceiling and slowly evacuated them to higher ground.

The severity of the incident dawned on Rabon after she searched online for flooding in the area and saw reports about Camp Mystic.

When she saw the boys at a church being used for family reunification, it was across the street from a funeral home where other families were coming to identify bodies of their loved ones.

"Even before I could hug [my boys] I just started feeling survivors' guilt immediately because there's no difference between those girls and my boys," Rabon told the BBC.

"My heart ached so hard it felt like a burning rock in my chest... It just feels selfish to say that I was so elated to see my boys because I understood how close I could have been to not ever seeing my boys again."

The news conference has now finished.

Stick with us as we bring you recaps and analysis.

Trump is asked what officials can they do in the future so that people in emergency weather situations can get alerts late at night, even if they don't have phones or cell coverage.

Texas officials said efforts to warn residents were hampered by a patchwork of coverage along with other challenges.

"A thing like this has never happened," Trump said, adding that they will "figure something out".

Governor Abbott chimes in, saying they need to "devise a response" that is right for this community, and is not ruling out better alerts.

In Kerr County, there is no county-administered warning system because such systems are expensive.

Image source, REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

A journalist from the BBC's US partner CBS News asks Trump about flood warnings, and whether they could have saved more lives had they been sent out earlier.

In the wake of the deadly tragedy, questions have been raised about whether adequate warnings were provided and why people weren't evacuated ahead of the deluge.

"Only an evil person would ask a question like that," Trump responds, saying it's easy to sit back and wonder what could have happened.

Image source, Reuters

Dr Phil, a TV personality, is now speaking. He says that one of the worst situations a person can experience is the loss of a child.

"You never get over it, you get through it," he says.

The roundtable has touched on Camp Mystic, where 26 girls sleeping in cabins died in the flood. Others are still missing.

The Chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management Nimm Kidd is now speaking.

After thanking the president and first lady for being present, he says more than 12,300 volunteers arrived to help support the community, working 10 hours a day.

He adds that 19 other states have sent resources to help Texas overcome the floods.

First Lady Melania Trump has now joined the president in offering her condolences.

"My deepest sympathy to all of the parents who lost beautiful young souls," she says. "We are grieving with you. Our nation is grieving with you."

She says she just met the families of the victims, and they hugged and prayed together. She says one of the family members gave her a bracelet from Camp Mystic which she shows to the camera.

"I will be back, I promised to them," she says.

Trump says he and Melania spent a lot of time with the families of victims, saying that was why he got delayed for the roundtable.

But he acknowledges the challenge in comforting people after such a loss.

"We just gave our warmest condolences but how do you give condolences" to someone who lost a vibrant young child who is no longer here, he says.

Trump says there are still a lot of missing people and children.

"They are still looking," he says solemnly.

He adds that it isn't "easy" trying to find the "dozens" of "precious children" who were possibly swept away by the torrential downpour.

Trump tells the table of officials that he and the first lady are in town to "express the love and support and the anguish of our entire nation".

He also praises the first responders, the sheriff, law enforcement and others and all they've done to help rescue people and deal with the aftermath of the floods.

He says this was the case of a "little narrow river that becomes a monster".

Trump arrives at the Kerrville centre where he is hosting a roundtable with Texas politicians and first responders.

He starts by acknowledging the devastation of the last week.

"This is a tough one," he says. "We were just making a little tour of the area, it's hard to believe the devastation."

He said he's just come from visiting the families and this disaster site is unlike the ones he's visited before.

"I've never seen anything like it," he said.

Trump has just arrived for a roundtable in Kerrville, where he will meet local officials and first responders who came face-to-face with the deadly floods last week.

There's a big banner under the table with the slogan "Texas Strong" in the middle of it.

Multiple US flags are hung around the room - one is side-by-side with a large Texas flag, prominently in the centre of the room.

You can click watch live at the top of the page.

As we wait for President Trump's arrival for the roundtable, here's the latest update from local law enforcement and Texas Governor Greg Abbott. The death toll from the flood stands at more than 120.

Kerr County, which includes Kerrville, absorbed the brunt of the devastation, with 95 confirmed deaths, including 36 children, many of whom attended Camp Mystic.

There are still 160 missing, mostly from Kerr County, and an intense search for them continues involving more than 2,000 volunteers and authorities.

Kerr County officials say they have not rescued anyone alive since the day of the floods, and teams with cadaver dogs are being sent out to recover bodies.

Beyond local emergency teams, Abbott said the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Agency, border patrol, the National Guard and others are using their resources in the recovery process.

Volunteers who live in the region are searching the Guadalupe River and surrounding areas, wading through wreckage of cars and homes, and digging through hazardous, muddy debris to find the dead.

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Dr Phil is at the Kerrville roundtable, chatting with Senator Ted Cruz as they wait for Trump's arrival.

The TV personality, whose full name is Phil McGraw, is an avid supporter of the president. He's made several videos praising Trump, including one recently lauding the "One Big, Beautiful Bill".

He was also recently embedded with Immigration and Customs Enforcement during their controversial immigration raids in Los Angeles.

While we wait for President Trump's roundtable with state officials, here's a look at what the search and rescue mission looks like on the ground.

As reported earlier, at least 160 people are still missing, a week after flash floods swept through several towns in central Texas.

Authorities says they will not relent until everyone is accounted for.

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We're just waiting for US President Donald Trump to arrive at a roundtable meeting with officials in Kerrville.

Stick with us and we'll bring you the latest when that happens.