FEMA Overlooked Major Flood Risks as Texas Flooding Claims Lives
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New analysis reveals FEMA's flood maps underestimate flood risks at Camp Mystic and across the US, leaving many communities unprepared for climate-induced rainfall and flash floods, with outdated data and political influences hampering efforts to update flood risk assessments.
- New data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic NPR
- LIVE UPDATES | Texas flooding: More than 170 missing, at least 118 dead FOX 7 Austin
- Death toll rises to 119, including Camp Mystic children, after flash floods NBC News
- The Guadalupe River long has been a haven of adventure and joy. After deadly flooding, it’s a source of grief with an uncertain future CNN
- These are the names and faces of Houston-area residents who lost their lives in the Hill Country flood KHOU
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