Texas leads nation in flood deaths due to geography, size and population
CENTRAL TEXAS, JUL 11 – More than 120 people died in the July 4 floods as failures in emergency alerts and vacant National Weather Service positions hindered timely warnings, experts say 86% of deaths were preventable.
- Texas leads the nation with 121 fatalities and at least 160 people still missing from recent floods in Central Texas.
- Chief Nim Kidd stated, "Our teams have been in contact with local officials in the threat areas to ensure holiday travelers and campers along bodies of water are informed of the hazards and are making appropriate plans for evacuation if needed."
- Measures will likely be taken to improve warning capabilities in Texas after previous public and legislative turn downs for support.
- Flash flooding is a known hazard for residents, and simple measures like signs and brochures could have been beneficial.
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Sen. Maria Cantwell says investigating Texas flood warnings is a "national responsibility"
In the wake of Texas flash floods that killed at least 129 people, Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that, "We, as a nation, should not be second to Europe or anybody in being weather-ready." "We should be the smartest government in the world using technology, analyzing the data and putting a forecast system in place that gives people that kind of system," Cantwell said.
Government role in natural disasters focus of polls
WASHINGTON — Most of the U.S. adults who have experienced major flooding in the past five years think climate change was at least a partial cause, according to polling conducted earlier this year, before the deadly Texas floods.
Texas Tops the Nation in Flood Fatalities: How Its Geography, Large ...
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Texas leads nation in flood deaths due to geography, size and population
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.
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