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Dozens of girls were killed in the July 4 floods at the height of summer camp season. Who should have known better?
Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from ...
At least 135 people, including 37 children, died in the torrential downpour over the July 4 holiday weekend. The number of ...
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 ...
Even in places where the floods have let up, the storm isn’t over: Floods can lead to excess deaths long after the actual ...
The July 4 Texas Hill Country flash flooding event is the latest to hit the region known as “Flash Flood Alley,” as Texas ...
The deaths of children at Camp Mystic show a heartbreaking failure of local, state and federal government to invest in people, prepare for disasters.
In the survey — which sampled 1,680 U.S. adults — 52% of respondents said that most of the deaths could have been prevented if the government had been more adequately prepared. Twenty-nine percent ...
More than half of Americans in a new poll said the government could have prevented the deaths due to the recent destructive flooding in Texas. When asked in the poll from The Economist/YouGov if ...
Just before daybreak on July 4, the destructive, fast-moving waters rose 26 feet on the Guadalupe, washing away homes and ...
Digital Producer Danika Young hosts a daily live show where she addresses today’s top trending stories on social media and ...
The Economist/YouGov poll surveyed nearly 1,680 U.S. adults this week, and 52% blamed lack of government preparation for most ...