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Areas around the Brazos River in Fort Bend county, just SW of Houston are subject to mandatory evacuation, ~50,000 residents affected; the nearby levy is sound but they're about to be locked in by water. Adjacent neighborhoods are offered assistance for voluntary evacuation, another ~70,000 residents.
The Addicks and Barker reservoirs on the West side of Houston are going to have to be opened beginning at 2AM local time tomorrow morning; neighborhoods in the area will be flooded, the city is asking for voluntary evacuation of those areas. Projected flood maps are posted on the Harris Country Flood Control website [which is currently down]. Some of these neighborhoods are projected to remain flooded for several months.
The Addicks and Barker reservoirs on the West side of Houston are going to have to be opened beginning at 2AM local time tomorrow morning; neighborhoods in the area will be flooded, the city is asking for voluntary evacuation of those areas. Projected flood maps are posted on the Harris Country Flood Control website [which is currently down]. Some of these neighborhoods are projected to remain flooded for several months.
My sister lives near Addicks Dam road. I looked up her elevation at 90ft it may be higher than average in the area by a few feet to 5 feet or so but not sure where the flooding is at there. I still haven't heard nothing from her at all.
Finally heard from my sister...... none of her houses have flooded so far and she is currently in Louisiana working but may not be able to get home etc..... sort of in a pickle I guess.
Insurance might be worth checking out. It's terribly difficult to predict what insurance companies will decide in these types of situations, as some would be supporting, but they could also argue it's not covered, or that force majour suspends coverage. Could be worth giving them a call to check.
Curious situation, I imagine this could be a candidate for both her home-insurance, but possibly also travel-insurance, given that it might be an involuntary extended stay away from home.
I mention it because insurance is often the last thing people think about when they're in the middle of everything, but if she (or anyone else reading this) gets stuck in hotels etc, it's better if insurance picks up the tab, than it burning through savings. Some insurance companies are also great at offering practical assistance, such as figuring out a place to stay, or helping with alternative solutions like getting a flight to family elsewhere or similar. Probably varies by company and continent (I'm in Europe, my knowledge might not apply).
Hope everyone is staying safe, and their loved ones as well.
guys, is redcross the preferred organisation to donate to using paypal?
Hopefully the worst is over.
I hope so! I wish a few of the stories wouldn't have even been reported in the news...it just makes you sick to think about. The media has to do their job, but some things are just too much to even read about, let alone live or see first hand.
But you have to look at the the legal aspects of the problem to prevent it from happening again; Texas has no fire code, for example, so if you have an industrial plant there, you don't have to install fire sprinklers or worry about fire safety and handling rules; great news for bringing in business, but then there's the bad news..