Hundreds of people have been rescued from flooded homes and roads in the Houston area, while to the north in the Fort Worth area, a child died after being swept away when the car he was traveling in got stuck in floodwaters
A mobile home in an unincorporated area in east Harris County near Houston is surrounded by flood waters caused by the nearby San Jacinto River, on May 5.Storms in Texas brought additional rain Sunday to the already saturated Houston area where hundreds of people have been rescued from flooded homes and roads, while to the north in the Fort Worth area, a child died after being swept away when the car he was travelling in got stuck in flood waters.
In Johnson County, located south of Fort Worth, a 5-year-old boy died when he was swept away after the vehicle he was riding in became stuck in swift-moving water near the community of Lillian just before 2 a.m. Sunday, an official said. Storms brought as 9 inches of rain in a span of six to eight hours in some areas from central Texas to the Dallas-Fort Worth area overnight, said National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Stalley. He said the rains washed out some roads west of Waco.
“We have water going down on our river systems,” said Lindner. The San Jacinto River crested on Saturday, with its east and west forks and main stem below Lake Houston falling from 1 foot to 3 feet overnight. he said. Greg Moss, 68, was staying put in his recreational vehicle on Sunday after leaving his home in the community of Channelview in eastern Harris County near the San Jacinto River. On Saturday, he packed up many of his belongings and left before the road to his home flooded.Moss moved his belongings and vehicle to a neighbour’s home, where planned to stay until the waters recede.
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