{"id":631398,"date":"2025-07-31T06:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T00:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/-631398\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:36:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T10:06:30","slug":"drowned-cities-lost-lives-the-deadliest-floods-eve","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/drowned-cities-lost-lives-the-deadliest-floods-eve-631398\/","title":{"rendered":"Drowned Cities, Lost Lives: The Deadliest Floods Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Alegreya%3Awght%40400%3B700\" 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