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When 911 Failed Them, Desperate Harvey Victims Turned to Social Media for Help
As Harvey ripped through the Houston area Saturday night into Sunday, leaving much of the nation’s fourth-most populous city under feet of water, scores of residents who had been told to shelter in place were left stranded. READ MORE
Harvey’s Toll: 30,000 Expected in Houston Shelters, 450,000 May Need Disaster Help
As the rain kept pouring, as many as 13 million people, from Houston to New Orleans, were under flood watches and warnings. READ MORE Torrential Rains from Harvey Causing 'Unprecedented' Flooding in Parts of Texas
The monster storm, which roared ashore Friday night near Rockport as a Category 4 hurricane, packing winds of at least 130 mph, has spread across hundreds of miles of South Texas. READ MORE |
