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Floods hit historic levels in Texas and more rain is coming

Season 2016 Episode 1520 | 6m 45s

Torrential rains have inundated central and west Texas these last few weeks, leaving large sections of Fort Bend County underwater. Residents have evacuated, but more rain is expected as the weather pattern begins to turn toward Houston. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Fort Bend County Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Braun and Michael Walter of Houston’s Office of Emergency Management for more.

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