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More than 100 people, including 28 children, have been killed in Texas in the deadliest floods to hit the country in decades. At least 161 people are still missing, according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Matthew Cappucci, senior meteorologist at MyRadar, fact checks some of the misinformation around the storms and why it took so many by surprise.

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