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malaise

(269,237 posts)
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 07:40 PM Aug 2017

Spare a thought for the great grandparents and kids

six dead - only the driver survived.

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http://www.wfaa.com/weather/harvey/family-of-6-drowns-inside-van-while-trying-to-escape-harvey-floods/468587784
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HOUSTON -- A family of six drowned in a van Sunday afternoon while trying to escape the floods of Hurricane Harvey, relatives tell KHOU 11 News. It is thus far the single deadliest incident resulting from the storm.

The victims include four children (all 16 or younger) and their great-grandparents. The driver of the vehicle (the children's great-uncle) managed to escape before the van went under water.

The van was discovered by deputies with the Harris County Sheriff's Office late Wednesday morning.

We are sad to report we have found a van inundated by Greens Bayou flooding while purportedly carrying 6 family members Sunday. #harvey pic.twitter.com/zFhS3J7fRC— HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) August 30, 2017

All six were recovered inside of the vehicle..

Family members tell us the victims are Manuel Saldivar, 84, his wife Belia, 81, Daisy Saldivar, 6, Xavier Saldivar, 8, Dominic Saldivar, 14, Devy Saldivar, 16.

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Spare a thought for the great grandparents and kids (Original Post) malaise Aug 2017 OP
Really heart breaks! MyNameIsKhan Aug 2017 #1
very sad...... Stuart G Aug 2017 #2
How awful... Freedomofspeech Aug 2017 #3
Heartbreaking. gademocrat7 Aug 2017 #4
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