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Texas floods claim two lives amid ongoing severe weather

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Two fatalities have been reported in Texas due to severe flooding, with more heavy rainfall anticipated. Mandatory evacuations are in effect for the Texas Hill Country as flash floods have damaged infrastructure. The current rainfall is reminiscent of a previous catastrophic deluge that resulted in over 130 deaths. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a natural disaster with fatalities and significant infrastructure damage, fitting the 'significant' event category. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Texas floods claim two lives amid ongoing severe weather

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Bloomberg ·

    Texas floods kill 2, with more storms to come

    Mandatory evacuations across the Texas Hill Country are under way as life-threatening flash floods wreck bridges and roads with more heavy rain expected overnight. A wide swathe of Texas is forecast to receive as much as 20cm (eight inches) of additional precipitation through Fri…

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