Texas: Disaster Recovery Begins in South Texas Communities
Home and business owners are beginning to return to assess the damages inflicted by Hurricane Dolly yesterday. Roads are littered with debris and in some cases still flooded in the aftermath of the storm that dropped 6-12 inches of rain all over the state. Though the storm took off roofs, downed powerlines and flooded roadways, the levees around the Rio Grande were not breached. Officials are warning residents to stay at home for now until the powerlines can be fixed to remove any danger of electrocution.
Fourteen Texas counties have been declared disaster areas by the Texas Governor. They are seeking federal help currently.
Some communities have sustained more damage than others. In Laureles, north of Los Fresnos, the community has been flooded with two feet or more of water in places. Mailboxes barely stick out of the black waters.
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August 19th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
[...] attributed to large amounts of rain falling on ground already saturated by the rains caused by Hurricane Dolly in July. The ground was unable to take in the large amount of water quick enough. Rain continues [...]