More than 30,000 people expected in shelters as extent of Harvey's blow comes into chilling focus
Source: The Washington Post
By Kevin Sullivan, Robert Samuels and Emily Wax-Thibodeaux August 28 at 7:32 AM
HOUSTON In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Houston and an ever-expanding swath of cities and towns remained under siege Monday by torrential rain and surging floodwaters with officials predicting more than 30,000 people may be forced into temporary shelters.
We are not out of the woods yet, Elaine Duke, the acting Homeland Security secretary, told reporters.
In a sign of the magnitude of the disaster, more than 30,000 people are expected to be housed in shelters even as rescue officials were still piecing together the extent of the damage to homes and businesses, said William Brock Long, admistrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The already-dire circumstances were complicated by the release of water from two reservoirs opened to relieve the stress caused by a downpour that was threatening to equal or exceed in just a few days the areas average rainfall for a full year.
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