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Data-driven report says 700 died in Texas’ February power outages, not the 151 reported by the state

The failure of Texas’ electrical grid during February’s winter storm likely killed hundreds more people than the state officials have so far acknowledged, according to a new data analysis by BuzzFeed News. Reviewing federal mortality data, the news site estimated that 702 people died during the week of the storm, which cut off power to […]

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