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Erica Kuligowski, Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, School of Engineering, RMIT University

In Texas, parents search flood debris for missing kids. Are Australians ready for our own sudden floods?

Harrowing stories are emerging in the wake of catastrophic and sudden flooding over the fourth of July weekend in Texas – where many people were camping, and children were at riverside summer camp.

More than 80 people are confirmed dead (28 of whom were children) and 12 people are still missing. Parents have described finding children’s bodies while picking through flood debris searching for their own missing kids.

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