Widespread flooding hits parts of US after deadly storms – video | Flooding

Days of heavy rains have led to rapidly swelling waterways and prompted a series of flood emergencies from Texas to Ohio. Forecasters attributed this violent weather to warm temperatures, an unstable atmosphere, strong wind shear and abundant moisture streaming from the Gulf. The climate crisis is bringing heavier rainfall and related flood risks in most parts of the US, with the upper Midwest and Ohio River valley among the regions most affected, according to Climate Central, an independent nonprofit