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Over 100 people, including dozens of children, are dead after flash flooding in Texas. Could this have been avoided given a nearly identical tragedy took place in 1987? Did Trump’s cuts contribute? And what went wrong with the flood warning system?

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Guest: Lara Spirit, Washington Correspondent, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Further reading: Where is it flooding in Texas? The devastation in maps and video.

Clips: NewsNation, France 24, KPRC 2, CBS, YouTube / History Corner, KVUE, FOX, YouTube / Camp Mystic, YouTube / Allie Coates, Democracy Now!, YouTube / Meidas Touch, Bloomberg, WOAI, Sky, WUSA9.

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