The flooding in Kentucky throws a light on a wider truth: Low-income communities and communities of color bear the brunt of the climate crisis.
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Catastrophic floodwaters in Kentucky have killed more than three dozen people.Gov. Andy Beshear told CNN's Jim Sciutto on Tuesday that the water"swept some people miles away from where they were" and that"it'll take weeks to account for everybody."Climate change has supercharged extreme weather events, including the deadly flooding that struck Kentucky, Missouri and Arizona last week.
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