Deadly Floods Expose Government Failures in America’s Disaster Response

Flooding remains America’s deadliest storm-related killer, taking an average of more than 125 lives annually. Yet, despite decades of warnings and repeated calamities, our nation’s response has been shockingly inadequate. From Texas to New York, catastrophic floods reveal a troubling pattern of government failures and mismanagement that endanger ordinary Americans. Take recent tragic flooding in Texas Hill Country—the loss of at least 27 lives and countless missing persons at a girls’ camp near the Guadalupe River expose glaring gaps in emergency preparedness. Rescue efforts involving helicopters, boats, and drones scrambled to contain the disaster made worse by washed-out roads inaccessible...