President Donald Trump has avoided talk of scrapping the federal disaster response agency after the catastrophic flash flood in Texas that killed more than 100 people, including children at an all-girls camp.

At least 24 people were dead and many missing after torrential rains unleashed flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas.

Kerr County is under a flash flood watch as heavy rains threaten to exacerbate previous flooding in Texas. Recovery efforts continue amid reports of 132 deaths and hundreds missing. Governor Greg Abbott warns additional communities may face challenges.

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.

Recovery operations in Texas resume on Tuesday after being put on hold amid new flash flooding concerns. Parts of Kerr County were hit with more rainfall less than two weeks after the same region was devastated with intense and deadly flooding.

More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.

Ticket sales for the culinary event of the summer on Long Island's South Fork will go toward supporting Texas flood victims.

The New York Times reports that FEMA failed to answer nearly two-thirds of calls to its disaster assistance line in the days following deadly floods in central Texas.