"Anything we get is going to be crucial at this point."
"We just can't take any more," Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso told The AP, urging residents to leave flood-threatened homes Monday.
Harvey could force more than 30,000 people in Texas and Louisiana from their homes by the time the storm ends, according to The Washington Post.Īugust 23 through August 31 marks the 12th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and several other southern cities near the Florida and Gulf Coast in 2005. In Louisiana, rescue teams near Lake Charles, 30 miles east of the Texas border, evacuated hundreds of victims as floodwaters deluged levees and river banks. President Trump will survey the ongoing damage in Corpus Christi and Austin, Texas on Tuesday, after he said he believes Congress will act swiftly to provide funding to affected areas. Ten days before Harvey descended on Texas, Trump signed an executive order that revoked a set of Obama-era regulations that would have made federally funded infrastructure less vulnerable to flooding.Īs of Monday evening, two to three feet of rain have fallen on southeastern Texas, burying cities like Houston in water. Houston is also bracing for another two feet of rain in the coming days. As of Monday, Harvey was classified as a tropical storm with maximum winds of 45 mph. Winds reached sustained speeds as high as 130 mph Friday.Īfter landfall, officials ordered several Houston-area counties to evacuate due to fears of lingering flooding. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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