The downpours on Saturday reminded the people living in northeast Houston of an ongoing problem.
. They say they've been going to the city for months trying to get solutions to street flooding.
Revels and others in her area complain that the drainage systems there are so outdated, they’re hardly draining at all."It’ll flood the front of our neighborhood where we have no way in or out," she says. "In other systems, the water drains and flows under the ground. Over here, it sits on the side of our road," explains Revels.However, the ditches and their flood channels can get clogged with trees, dead animals, and illegal dumping which quickly causes overflows. The city says it’s up to residents to keep them clean.During our FOX 26 live stream of severe weather coverage, our cameras caught a jeep that managed to get stuck in the heavy flood waters.
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