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A deadly 1987 flood foreshadowed the Texas disaster. Survivors ask, ‘why didn’t we learn?’
(www.theguardian.com)
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Lots of people still choose to buy/build houses in disaster prone areas. "It hasn't happened in the last 30 years" doesn't mean it won't tomorrow.