After torrential rains triggered severe flooding in central Texas with significant casualties recently, local officials held a press conference in hardest-hit Kerr County. When asked why no evacuation orders were issued despite clear warnings, however, the county’s top emergency coordinator, Judge Rob Kelly, responded with a stunning triple “I don’t know.” This highlights fatal flaws in the U.S. emergency management system.

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