Name: Recent Texas floods have led to outcry for greater preparedness
Uploaded: 2025-07-22T03:03:22+08:00
Duration: 2 min 23 s
Description: One of the deadliest floods to ever hit the U.S. state of Texas earlier this month has led to a public outcry for better preparedness. Meanwhile Texas governor Greg Abbott has repeatedly deflected criticism over the emergency teams’ response time. But

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One of the deadliest floods to ever hit the U.S. state of Texas earlier this month has led to a public outcry for better preparedness. Meanwhile Texas governor Greg Abbott has repeatedly deflected criticism over the emergency teams’ response time. But the federal government’s ability to respond to emergencies has been under scrutiny, ever since its Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, faced major budget cuts and thousands of its employees laid off. CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan reports.

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