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| The first military plane transporting evacuees from Galveston County, Texas, (inset) arrived in Dallas Monday afternoon, as rescue efforts continued in Houston to help those devastated by Hurricane Harvey. About 70 people and about a dozen pets were flown in on military C-130 planes and were taken to a shelter in Irving, Texas, after getting a medical evaluation. The first plane arrived around 6.20pm and at least six others are expected to make the same trip. Meanwhile, rescue efforts are in full swing in Houston and other areas devastated by Hurricane Harvey. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said Monday that 3,052 people have been rescued by police since the storm flooded the city, adding that 1,000 have been rescued in the last eight hours alone. Rainfall totals in some spots could exceed 50 inches, described by meteorologist Patrick Burke as 'unprecedented territory'. |
Rains to continue to soak Texas for days; flooding to spread to neighboring states.
Texas officials said the death toll, now at 10, is expected to rise as rescue efforts go on and floodwaters pummel the Gulf Coast.
The storm’s devastation may force 30,000 people into shelters, officials warned.
People are living in a convention center, churches, gyms, tiny recreation centers — even a furniture store. Many may need shelter for weeks or months.
The grass-roots effort, along with the “Cajun Coast Search and Rescue Team,” roared into inundated Texas towns in pickup trucks with bass boats and pirogues, ready to help search-and-rescue efforts.
- The Houston area looks like an inland sea dotted by islands, and Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said people needed to prepare for “a new and different normal for this entire region.”
- The full scale of the crisis is still uncertain, but officials said about 30,000 people would seek emergency shelter, and 450,000 are likely to seek federal aid.
