Texas, flood
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A study puts the spotlight on Texas as the leading U.S. state by far for flood-related deaths, with more than 1,000 of them from 1959 to 2019.
At least 108 people have been killed in “catastrophic” flash flooding across Texas, while several others remain missing.
The Economist/YouGov poll surveyed nearly 1,680 U.S. adults this week, and 52% blamed lack of government preparation for most of the deaths, mainly centered in Kerr County along the Guadalupe River.
"At a time like this, there is really no other way to help than just letting them know that we're thinking about them."