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“Globally roughly 5000 people are killed each year in flooding events and in the US the yearly average is 127 people”
BBC by Isabelle Gerretsen, Jocelyn Timperley and Michael Maiga View original article

Analyzed on 2026-09-18T21:41:00+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-18

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Globally, roughly 5,000 people are killed each year in flooding events, and in the US, the yearly average is 127 people.

Extracted from: The flood warnings that save lives , BBC

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BBC bbc.com credibility 0.88 Supports

“Globally, roughly 5,000 people are killed each year in flooding events, and in the US, the yearly average is 127 people.”

The flood warnings that save lives

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Claim ID CLM-B00E00F1
Slug globally-roughly-5000-people-are-killed-each-year-in-floodin-b00e00f1
Origin bbc.com
Captured 216 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
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