The city of Chicago has the highest number of unreported flood-prone properties in the U.S. according to data from the New York Times , but a new app aims to help neighborhoods become more resilient.

According to the report, more than 75,000 properties have a previously undisclosed flood risk. The startling report took the number of properties that FEMA considered to be "at-risk," which comprise just 0.3% of the city's properties, and compared it to data obtained by the First Street Foundation, which puts the number at nearly 13%.

As flooding events occur with startling regularity in the upper Midwest, a new app is aiming to help neighborhoods become more resilient.

Verizon is teaming up with tech startup Hyfi and several community organizations to install 50 flood sensors throughou

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