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Thu May 27, 2021, 06:25 PM May 2021

Deaths from Texas Freeze Massively Underreported

Deaths from Texas Freeze Massively Underreported

May 27, 2021 at 4:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 92 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/05/27/deaths-from-texas-freeze-massively-underreported/

"SNIP.....

Buzzfeed News: “The true number of people killed by the disastrous winter storm and power outages that devastated Texas in February is likely four or five times what the state has acknowledged so far.”

“The state’s tally currently stands at 151 deaths. But by looking at how many more people died during and immediately after the storm than would have been expected — an established method that has been used to count the full toll of other disasters — we estimate that 700 people were killed by the storm during the week with the worst power outages.”

.....SNIP"

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Deaths from Texas Freeze Massively Underreported (Original Post) applegrove May 2021 OP
Let's see how Abbott gonna spin this . . . . Lovie777 May 2021 #1
He'll say they got hit by rogue wind turbine blades.... all 550 of them. applegrove May 2021 #2
he won't have time Skittles May 2021 #3
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