One-fourth of US infrastructure is at risk of floods. These 4 states are in the most peril.

USA TODAY

By Doyle Rice and Celina Tebor

October 11, 2021

One-fourth of the United States' "critical" infrastructure is at risk of flooding, a report released Monday warns. The report pinpoints the nation's flood risk to critical infrastructure, such as utilities, airports, ports and emergency services such as police, fire and hospitals. That's in addition to residential properties, commercial properties, streets and local roads and social infrastructure such as schools and government buildings. "Our work aims to determine the amount of flooding that would render infrastructure either inoperable or inaccessible," said Jeremy Porter of the First Street Foundation, which prepared the report.

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