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Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl left millions without power for days or longer

Associated Press

SPRING, Texas (AP) — The number of heat-related deaths in Texas is rising among residents who lost power during Hurricane Beryl. The toll of storm fatalities is up to at least 23. It took more than a week to restore power for many Houston-area residents during widespread outages across the nation’s fourth-largest city. Beryl knocked out electricity to nearly 3 million people in Texas at the height of it, and hospitals reported a spike in heat-related illnesses. Experts say it may be weeks or even years before the full death tool is known, and understanding the causes meanwhile helps plan for the future.

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