Stasha_Sz
Gold Member
No Problem, Picaro. I understand that fatalities are now up to 6 with 3 of those in the Houston area. I have seen TNG Blackhawks flying over several times today so the Guard is now involved. The Cajun Navy is also here, so things are looking up. Still raining though, been doing so steadily all day.Three is the last figure I heard, one in a fire and two swept away by currents when they had to abandon their vehicle. There are of course some areas where rescuers have not gotten to as of yet. For the most part, the actual storm hit a fairly low populated area and the folks evacuated well ahead of it. It is the ceaseless rains that are the problem & they are well away from the center of the storm.I thought I heard some news passing by the radio that so far only one death from Harvey in Texas? Is that true?
I just made an orbit around my area, so far we have had it pretty easy, no major damage, no downed trees or power lines, only flooded roads, including, unfortunately, the main road in & out of my area, (FM 529). My daughter who lives south and west of me is trapped in her house, the neighborhood & the roads leading to it are all impassable due to high water. They are dry & safe.
Looks like the worst of it so far, at least in the Houston area is east of I45 & south of I10 where the storms freight-trained an already vulnerable low area. The city of Dickenson is completely cut off except by boat.
Thanks for the update. I heard it was up to 5 confirmed this morning. That is still far less than I expected, given the numbers of people who always believe they can stay and get by, only to cause many to risk their lives trying to rescue them.