{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/686d47af37e3cb9d34a98211?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Texas floods: could the deaths have been prevented?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1751977789297-d9a1024f-d632-42ce-b0ce-3a7a17853db2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Over 100 people, including dozens of children, are dead after flash flooding in Texas. Could this have been avoided given a nearly identical tragedy took place in 1987? Did Trump’s cuts contribute? And what went wrong with the flood warning system?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today:</em><a href=\"http://thetimes.co.uk/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Lara Spirit, Washington Correspondent, The Times.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Luke Jones.</p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Olivia Case.</p><p><strong>Further reading: </strong><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/where-floods-texas-map-video-23m2mqmlv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Where is it flooding in Texas? The devastation in maps and video.</a></p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>NewsNation, France 24, KPRC 2, CBS, YouTube / History Corner, KVUE, FOX, YouTube / Camp Mystic, YouTube / Allie Coates, Democracy Now!, YouTube / Meidas Touch, Bloomberg, WOAI, Sky, WUSA9.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Photo: </strong>Getty Images.</p><p><strong>Get in touch: </strong>thestory@thetimes.com </p>","author_name":"The Times"}