More than 30,000 people expected in shelters as extent of Harvey's blow comes into chilling focus

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post



By Kevin Sullivan, Robert Samuels and Emily Wax-Thibodeaux August 28 at 7:32 AM

HOUSTON — In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Houston and an ever-expanding swath of cities and towns remained under siege Monday by torrential rain and surging floodwaters with officials predicting more than 30,000 people may be forced into temporary shelters.

“We are not out of the woods yet,” Elaine Duke, the acting Homeland Security secretary, told reporters.

In a sign of the magnitude of the disaster, more than 30,000 people are expected to be housed in shelters even as rescue officials were still piecing together the extent of the damage to homes and businesses, said William “Brock” Long, admistrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The already-dire circumstances were complicated by the release of water from two reservoirs opened to relieve the stress caused by a downpour that was threatening to equal or exceed in just a few days the area’s average rainfall for a full year.

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[Sunlei]

1. Homeless families all over needing transportation to the disaster centers.

I can't complain, my house didn't flood (so damn close at 3am sunday morning).

Way to many wet exhausted people on the streets some with kids, lot of elderly. No access to clean water, food and a dry warm place to rest.