Houston flood disaster towers over Gulf Coast city
Authorities describe sweeping floods in the Houston metro area after heavy rains. Four children and their grandparents were feared dead in Greens Bayou near Dickinson. Police say hundreds rescued and 3,000 plus saved by Coast Guard and boat or air, with more than 1,000 calls hourly. The city faces crippled utilities, fragile infrastructure, and debated evacuation orders.
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Associated Press
Greens Bayou
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New Jersey
Gulf of Mexico
Sylvester Turner
Coast Guard
Dickinson
Disaster relief efforts expand across Texas after Harvey
Aid boxes sized to a pallet height pile up in Midland warehouses as Feeding Texas leads a network of 21 food banks amid six closed due to the storm. San Antonio serves as the conduit with West Texas Food Bank storing supplies for Houston and surrounding shelters as FEMA and the Texas National Guard mobilize resources. Local churches and schools join drives, with 12 Odessa officers deployed for 10 days and 25 mobile kitchens deployed by the Salvation Army.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Red Cross
Steve Crone
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Odessa
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Crone
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Houston
Galveston
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LeSueur
Buice
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Sul Ross State
Ratliff Stadium
First Christian Church
N. Lee Ave
Tanglewood
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Dawn
Oscar Villarreal
Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS
Greg Abbott
Texas National Guard
Brock Long
Abbott
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Ryan Foster
Austin
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Invokamet
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Certexas.com
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Odessa-Midland
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