Had that information sharing occurred in West, Texas, some of the death and property damage could have been mitigated.
Bennie Thompson: “Had that information sharing occurred in West, Texas, some of the death and property damage could have been mitigated.”
On the recordJuly 31, 2013
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Thompson suggests that better information sharing could have reduced the impact of the disaster.
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