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Liz Stephens

Professor in Climate Risks and Resilience, University of Reading

People shouldn't be dying from these kinds of forecasted weather events in countries where they have the resources to do better.

While a red weather warning was issued for the region with sufficient time for people to move out of harm's way, a red warning alone doesn't communicate what the impact will be and what people should do.

Climate scientists have been warning for years that climate change will lead to more intense rainfall, and the tragic consequences of this event show that we have a long way to go to prepare for this kind of event, and worse, in future.

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