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Posted on: 09/05/2017
At the same time that people in Texas are putting their lives back together after Hurricane Harvey, there are estimates of the number of vehicles that are total losses from flood damages.
Jonathan Smoke, chief economist for Cox Automotive, estimated the number could be 300,000 to 500,000. That number would surpass the 250,000 from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. And, as of today (9-5-17), Hurricane Irma is heading for the U.S.
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