The mission proved to be much more arduous than expected for her and her small crew of four, all of whom are first tour aviators.

The survival of people in local camps and low-lying areas depended not on official evacuations but on whether they were paying attention, on their own, to weather alerts in the middle of the night.

The president met with state and local officials, who praised the White House response, and lashed out at a question on whether aid and rescue efforts occurred fast enough.

US President Donald Trump arrived Friday in Texas as questions swirled over the authorities' response to devastating flash floods that have left at least 120 people dead, including dozens of children.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Friday toured areas devastated by flash flooding in central Texas that has killed more than 100, including at least 36 children, on the Fourth of July.