What happened in Texas? They rescued 170 people from the floods

2024-05-07 09:10:21

What happened in Texas? This Saturday, May 4, the authorities of the harris county iThey reported the rescue of more than 170 people after the heavy flooding.

As announced at a press conference, Lina Hidalgo, Harris County judge, at least 178 people and 122 pets They were rescued by emergency teams.

Heavy rains keep Texas on alert Oklahoma, where eleven million people also suffer from severe climatic conditions.

What happened in Texas? 178 people and 122 pets were rescued

Texas authorities report that 178 people and 122 pets, including cats and dogs of all sizeshave been rescued from heavy rains that caused flooding.

The population remains on alert because for this Sunday, May 5, precipitation is still expected in southeast Texas, where the city of Houston is located.

Given the forecast of rain that could be 76 millimeters In southeast Texas, authorities ask not to evacuate the city without first calling 911.

According to images already circulating on social networks, the rescued people and pets had to be taken out in speedboatsin addition to flooded streets with up to one meter of water.

At the moment, no deaths or injuries have been reported due to the heavy rains recorded in Texas.

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Rivers overflow after flooding in Texas

For a couple of hours, constant rains have been reported, mainly hitting the western and central Texas, but this Sunday more rain is expected in the Houston metropolitan area.

The storms of the last week have caused rivers to swell to levels not seen since the severe flooding of Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

According to experts, northern Houston received rain equivalent to almost two months of precipitation.

“Isolated flash floods are possible during the night of this May 4” with all this rain pushing eastward,” it reads on social networks.

That is a lot of rain. The severe threat remains low for most of North Texas. Isolated flash flooding is possible overnight with all of this rain pushing east. We’ve already seen that problem to the southwest. #wfaaweather pic.twitter.com/nZnjc0Xixw

— Pete Delkus (@wfaaweather) May 5, 2024

2024-05-07 09:10:21