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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Adrian Sainz

The Texas floods are not an isolated tragedy. A look at history’s deadliest storms

Tragedy has struck in Texas with scores dead in massive floods.

Sadly, flooding deaths are not uncommon in the U.S. Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service, and flash floods are the nation’s top storm-related killer.

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