In this photo provided by Beulah Johnson, evacuees sit in the bleachers at the Bowers Civic Center in Port Arthur, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, after floodwaters caused by Tropical Storm Harvey inundated the facility overnight. Authorities said it’s not clear where the evacuees will go.In this photo provided by Beulah Johnson, evacuees sit in […]
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Harvey updates: Flooded roads isolate Southeast Texas community
HOUSTON (AP) — Updates from Tropical Storm Harvey (all times local): Updated 8:15 a.m.: An emergency management official east of Houston says the area bordering Louisiana is virtually isolated because primary roads are flooded and water levels are rising. Marcus McLellan, spokesman for the Jefferson County emergency management office in Beaumont, said Wednesday that Interstate […]
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Social media used in search for missing people in wake of Harvey
In this Monday, Aug. 28, 2017 photo, Bajauh Henix takes a photo with her daughter Paige Booth after being reunited nearly four hours after the two evacuated from their home in Houston. Bajauh Henix and her mother, Kennesha Grand, were evacuating through high water and rain when they handed the baby off to a police […]
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Western Louisiana in crosshairs as Harvey moves back to land
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Western Louisiana residents braced for more wind and water early Wednesday as Tropical Storm Harvey made its second landfall after dumping record rainfall on Texas. The storm came ashore just west of Cameron, Louisiana, bringing maximum sustained winds near 45 mph (72 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Harvey […]
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Edward Little alum in Houston describes 'nightmare' flooding
Auburn native Jaime Russell left her Houston apartment Aug. 24 and went to work at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital as Hurricane Harvey was still gaining steam off the Gulf Coast. She hasn’t been home since. After the hurricane made landfall, it stalled over the weekend and has since dumped more than 40 inches of rain in […]
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Donald Trump arrives in Texas to get briefed on Harvey recovery
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Eager to show he’s attentive and on the job, President Donald Trump touched down in storm-ravaged Texas on Tuesday, taking pains not to interfere with Harvey recovery efforts. “This was of epic proportion,” the president declared as he met with local officials. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told […]
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Amid Harvey floods, Houston chief worries 'how many bodies?'
HOUSTON (AP) — Crews overwhelmed by thousands of rescue calls during one of the heaviest downpours in U.S. history have had little time to search for other potential victims, but officials acknowledge the grim reality that fatalities linked to Harvey could soar once the devastating floodwaters recede from one of America’s most sprawling metropolitan centers. […]
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Photos and videos: 2,000 people rescued from flooding in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — Updates on Tropical Storm Harvey (all times local): Updated 10:10 a.m.: Houston police Chief Art Acevedo says authorities have rescued 2,000 people from flooding in the city. Acevedo says the city has 185 critical rescue requests still pending as of Monday morning. He says the goal is to rescue those people by […]