Houston Flooding Update: Seven Reported Dead
Houston faces colossal calamity after heavy rainfall swamped the area on Monday morning. According to an update from ABC News, at least seven people are reported dead from the flash flood with the last count found in the vehicle at the drained underpass of Westpark Toll Road at Interstate 610. All of the casualties were found in their vehicles, indicating that they died of drowning while trying to drive their cars in the flooded street.
CBS News also reported that the sixth flood casualty was found Tuesday morning from a flooded car. A woman, whose name was not disclosed, was found dead inside the vehicle. Investigators concluded that the woman lives in the neighborhood and that she was trapped upon encountering flooded streets. She was speculated to have made a U-turn but ended up in the flooded ditch.
Accuweather reported that more than 1,000 homes have been swamped and more than 1,200 high-water rescues were implemented from Sunday into Monday, as revealed by the officials of the city. They also delivered an information that Monday's rainfall is deemed as the largest flooding event since Tropical Storm Allison in 2001. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said that at this point, drivers will need to be careful on flooded roads. Families have been warned as well not to travel very far.
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Daily Mail detailed as well that more than 40 districts and universities have announced cancellation of classes as heavy rain and flooding continued to happen in some areas of Harris County and its neighboring places. Mayor Turner commented on the situation admitting that there was no immediate solution to the calamity.
"I regret anyone whose home is flooded again," said Turner. "There's nothing I can say that's going to ease your frustration. We certainly can't control the weather. A lot of rain coming in a very short period of time, there's nothing you can do," he added.
The local government has made sure to do the necessary actions though including establishing several shelters for people who have evacuated their homes.
