A study puts the spotlight on Texas as the leading U.S. state by far for flood-related deaths, with more than 1,000 of them from 1959 to 2019.

Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.

This has played out on social platforms as well, prompting some liberal commentators to speak out against the dehumanization of Texas communities. Political trolling online is nothing new, but its spillover into blaming victims and survivors of disaster is a dangerous new low.

Texas leads the US in flood deaths due to its geography, population and risky behaviour, with experts suggesting that many fatalities, especially in cars, are preventable.

Search for over 170 victims paused due to heavy rain as Trump argues Texans got ‘a lot of warning’ - Death toll stands at 129 as heavy rains again inundate Texas Hill Country hindering search for vict

Warnings predicted both Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.

Kerbey Lane Cafe, a restaurant chain operating in Austin as well as San Antonio, will be donating 100% of its profits from July 10 to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund. The CEO of the chain, Mason Ayer, spoke to KXAN News about the donation, and said,

The devastating flooding in Central Texas has resulted in 120 deaths and raised concerns about the delayed emergency alert system.