“In Texas, we’re going to do everything we can do to be good neighbors to them.”ĬORRECTS FROM CONNIE TO CATHERINE - Houston Police SWAT officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son Aiden after rescuing them from their home surrounded by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey Sunday, Aug.

“While things are still serious and there is a long way to go, we … have fared much better than we’d feared might be the case, but our neighbors are still taking it on the chin,” Gov. Louisiana was largely spared from Harvey’s wrath on Wednesday. Louisiana weathers Harvey, Texas ‘taking it on the chin’ He also said it’s unclear whether rebuilding homes in the same area will be allowed. Lindner said those residents will be able to return after several weeks, but “we are not sure what the condition of those homes are going to be.” “When water sits in a house for several weeks, the house begins to degrade.” “The closest comparison that I can draw to those homes … is Hurricane Katrina,” Lindner said. “They built homes inside a lake.”Īnd those homes “will be inundated for several weeks,” said Jeff Lindner with Harris County Flood Control. And these homes are flooded – 2,500 homes are flooded, some of them up to 5 feet deep,” CNN meteorologist Chad Myers said Wednesday. “They allowed them to build homes inside the reservoir. Residents evacuate their homes Tuesday near the Addicks Reservoir in Houston. Houses built ‘inside a lake’ could degradeĬontroversy has surrounded the placement of houses near Houston’s Barker and Addicks reservoirs, especially since floodwater overflowed the latter. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the home game will provide “a much needed boost for our city” and offer residents “some aspect of normal life.”īut dangerous flooding will continue from Houston all the way into southwestern Louisiana for the rest of the week, the National Weather Service said. Petersburg, Florida, earlier this week because of the hurricane. The Houston Astros announced they will play a doubleheader at home on Saturday against the New York Mets.

Harvey’s devastating impact by the numbersįor the first time since the weekend, authorities said, the flooding in Houston is slowly receding in some areas. And it’s unclear exactly how many people still need to be rescued, Texas Military Department spokesman Lt. Torrential downpour submerges parts of HoustonĪbout one-third of the Houston area is covered in water. One of the volunteers was found clinging to a tree. Three volunteers were trying to cross Cypress Creek when their boat crashed and capsized, sending all three under a bridge. The US Coast Guard is searching for two civilian rescuers who were swept away after their boat capsized Tuesday night, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office tweeted Wednesday. “We just pray that the body count … won’t rise significantly.” Acevedo said. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said authorities have received 60,000 to 70,000 calls for help.

Harvey evacuees face relief, worry at Houston convention centerĮmergency workers and throngs of volunteers went door to door for a fifth day Wednesday, trying to rescue victims of the flood. Brown Convention Center, where she's staying indefinitely with her husband and son. Preston was able to get a new wheelchair at Houston's George R. Karen Preston is wheelchair-bound but had to leave her wheelchair behind in her flooded home when members of the Coast Guard came to rescue her - on jet skis. “While there may still be flooding, the good news is there shouldn’t be any rain in the region for the next several days,” said CNN Meteorologist Taylor Ward. The storm left record-setting rain in Harris County – which saw 19 deaths – before unleashing 15 inches in the Beaumont area, Texas Gov. “To those Americans who have lost loved ones, all of America is grieving with you and our hearts are joined with yours forever,” President Donald Trump said in Springfield, Missouri. Steve Perez, drowned while trying to get to work. Please get to higher ground if you can, but please try (to) stay out of attics.”Īt least 37 deaths related to Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath have been reported in Texas.

“Our whole city is underwater right now but we are coming!” Port Arthur Mayor Derrick Freeman posted Wednesday on Facebook. The unrelenting storm unleashed its wrath on a wide swath east of Houston, leaving thousands stranded in flooded homes and forcing the evacuation of a nursing facility and even an emergency shelter where residents had sought refuge. With countless Houstonians still awaiting rescue, Tropical Depression Harvey devoured another Texas city.

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