In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions about preparations and warnings in advance of the storm that struck July Fo

Lt. Col. Ben Baker of the Texas Game Wardens, the state’s parks and wildlife department, deflected other questions about how quickly Kerr County officials responded to the flash flooding, saying officials were “focused on bringing people home.”

Emergency responders kept hope alive as they combed through fallen trees and other debris that littered the hard-hit central Texas communities on the fifth day after devastating floods killed more than 100.