Texas flooding updates: Over 130 dead as flash flood threat increases in Texas

President Donald Trump travels to Texas on Friday amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the devastating floods, as well as questions about the federal response -- including FEMA's fate -- that he has so far avoided.

Trump's visit comes a week after heavy rainfall caused the Guadalupe River in Kerr County to rise 26 feet in less than an hour, killing at least 121, including dozens of children at the nearby Christian summer camp, Camp Mystic.

He and first lady Melania Trump will visit flood-affected areas, according to a statement from the first lady's office.

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-ABC News' Alexandra Hutzler

President Donald Trump expressed support for flood alarms in Texas while also praising the work being done by those responding to the flood disaster in the state.

The president made the comments in an interview with NBC on Thursday.

"After having seen this horrible event, I would imagine you’d put alarms up in some form, where alarms would go up if they see any large amounts of water or whatever it is," Trump said.

"But the local officials were hit by this just like everybody else," he added.

As questions swirl surrounding the timeline of who was notified about the flooding and if more could have been done, during a news conference this week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott punted on reporters’ questions about emergency notifications.

When asked who is to blame, Abbott said, "That is the word choice of losers."

Responding to Abbott's comments, Trump said, "It’d be easy to blame them. I wouldn’t blame them."

The president continued, saying, "I think from the standpoint of the future, you’d have to have some kind of an alarm and lighting system, maybe."

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

As questions swirl surrounding the timeline of who was notified about the flooding when, and if more could have been done, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said an alert from the National Weather Service was sent to people in the flood zone -- but she said that doesn’t mean that people heard it.

"That is for local officials to determine what their alert system is," Noem told "Fox and Friends."

Noem said the new posture from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is to allow state and localities to make decisions on what is best for their communities.

Gov. Greg Abbott has scheduled a special legislative session for later this month to focus on, in part, improving warning systems for flood conditions.

-ABC News’ Luke Barr

More than 2,100 responders are on the ground in Kerr County from local, state and federal agencies, Kerrville police community services officer Jonathan Lamb said.

Ten states have already sent teams to Kerr County and teams from two more states are en route, Lamb said.

The number of missing in Kerr County remains at 161, including five campers and one counselor from Camp Mystic, Lamb said Thursday.

The number of fatalities in Kerr County stands at 96, including 36 children, Lamb said.