Lavandera on a boat near dickinson texas, between houston and gal ves ston. Youve been talking to brave picture and showing incredible pictures, whats the latest . This is our fivtd chance to get into some of these neighborhoods. This is a neighborhood called bayou chantilly, just off of i45. You can see how devastating the floodwaters have been seth came up here earlier in the day, he was rescue iing people the last several hours. He did one last pass through the neighborhood. If you can focus in on this home in front of you, take a look at the roof, you can see the axe
seen here throughout the day, who have driven up i45 and used it as a boat launch. And this is just one of hundreds of boats that are out on the water here in south houston, this is one particular neighborhood where this is unfolding. This is happening all across the city here this afternoon. Were seeing so many cars in drive ways. Talk about how quickly the water came up. Incredibly quickly. People went to bed thinking this was going to be i talk with one resident. You park your car up close to the right here, if you can point down, theres a car. You can see the car just under the water there, were you might not see anything. There are cars underneath here p. M. You can see what people have done to get themselves they use these towels as a way to get themselves off that steep ledge of the roof and on to the rooftop of the car, they were probably rescued earlier, if you
look into some of these windows, you can see furniture and furnishings inside the home. Floating around in the living rooms and bedrooms of these of this community. So this is a devastating loss, we have not heard of any injuries or deaths that have taken place in this particular neighborhood. Still trying to get that information, all of this is incredibly fast moving and still developi developing, its hard to get a handle on all of that. Ive spoken to people who have been performing rescue missions, and i havent heard of anyone particularly injured or lost in these floodwaters. So far for this particular neighborhood that weve been able to report on, that is the good news here. Look back over this way, you can see a ladder. A ladder. Someone had put outside of
their drive way they used that to get on the roof and on to higher ground. Weve seen that a number of times as weve floated through this neighborhood as well. You keep seeing cars you can see a lot of cars that are partially submerged. Ircant tell you there arent cars still under the water. Austin was telling us, he ran aground of one on his previous trip through here, and got stuck on top of it. This is all just a devastating loss as you mentioned in your question, how quickly people woke up in the middle of the night to Tornado Warnings, i spoke with one woman earlier she said she was on her rooftop and they started hearing sir do you need help . Youre good. Do you know of anybody back here that needs help . I just got here. He said he was trying to salvage some things if he could. How do people get back into this neighborhood, ed . Do you have to get there by boat . A lot of them by boats. We came, literally floated in off a boat off i45. You cant wrap your head around that. An interstate that is packed with car traffic, and its being used as a boat launch into these neighborhoods. Was there any kind of Evacuation Order that went out . There wasnt any kind of mandatory Evacuation Order. Officials had been urging people to stay home. What ive heard repeatedly from this particular area. Theyve had neighbors who have lived here for generations, and theyve never been worried about
flooding, its always with stood the Tropical Storms that this particular area has seen. They felt confident even though this was a monster storm, they would be able to make it through. They woke up this morning, put their feet out of bed into knee high water and it kept rising. Incredibly dramatic, stressful for many people one woman we spoke with earlier, talked about how she was on her rooftop hearing the Tornd Sigh Run warnings going off. The sense of panic, thinking that here i am on top of this rooftop and theres going to be a tornado dropped down in this area as well. That is the kind of stress and pain that many of the residents here in this neighborhood have been dealing with today. And im curious, ed, as youve been floating around in this area, have you seen Emergency Personnel out there as well, hovering above in helicopters . I know there are some 3,000
people who the governor spoke of who are on stand by with the National Guard who are prepared to respond in this kind of emergency. We heard of teams coming in from different states, from california to new york, to virginia who are all making their way to texas. When were looking around in these images, i dont see any Emergency Personnel. What are you seeing . Well, you know, we have to be really clear, were in one isolated area, so its hard to kind of sometimes give the entire big Picture Scene of what is going on, beyond our immediate area. I can tell you there have been a number of local authorities who have been navigating and coordinating with a lot of the volunteers who have shown up with their boats many weve seen several coast guard helicopters flying overhead. Game wardens trying to handle Traffic Situations out on the roadway as well 37. There have been a number of local authorities on the ground trying to do as much as possible. At this point, the demand and the calls for help have far exceeded anything that even all of the authorities combined have been able to keep up with, so that is why people like austin seth and hundreds of volunteers who have brought their own boats out here to try to help out, have been needed in this situation. So theres its an overwhelming amount of need here at this point for people trying to get out of harms way and into dryer and safer ground. Does austin have enough gas . I imagine theres such a panic, a rush to get in there and help as soon as possible. You have to start thinking about the amount of water thats there and the forecast calling for another round that could bring twice as much water as already has been dumped. Its hard to even imagine what
that might look like. This neighborhood is already lost. Concern that you also hear from people is that this water all has to move somewhere. There are people downstream in other areas waiting for this we just hit a Mailbox Driving over this pickup truck. The other neighborhoods that as you mentioned, that rain will continue to fall there neighborhood is already lost. There are others who might not have completely flooded today, but are anticipating and very much worried they could be next. Everyone monitoring the radar, wondering how much more rain is going to fall. This rain cant end soon enough. No doubt about it, ed lavandera, Reporting In Dickinson Texas in this neighborhood thats been completely inundated with flooding. Unbelievable images, great reporting. Thank you for sharing that with
us. Helping us to have a little bit of a sense of the devastation and emergency that that city, that state is under right now. I want to take everybody to downtown houston, this is the nations fourth largest city, almost completely under water as well. Forcing schools to close all week long. The rising water has been creeping up. Now its so high theres nowhere for it to go. Reporter thats right. The areas we were talking about yesterday, are completely submerged in water. This is a major intersection in the downtown of houston, its submerged in water. You can see that some vehicles are in water. All the people in submerged vehicles in this area have been rescued. You can see theres another vehicle to my left. The water is high, its difficult to show you here, and keep at a safe distance. That individual was rescued as well, and is safe. And this building to my left is the Harris County criminal courthouse between five and ten people were rescued from this building earlier because the water started rising inside the building. I talked to one gentleman who was inside, rescued by four First Responders who said that he had an injury, separate, not related to this Tropical Storm or hurricane. But he wrapped his leg in a plastic bag, four First Responders lifted him above the water to make sure that he was lifted to safety. And he said that the water rose so quickly that they had to be evacuated. Evacuated from a courthouse in downtown houston. Its difficult to fathom how much water is here. Beyond those vehicles, that you see at the in the distance, thats where Buffalo Bayou runs through, ana. Thats where we were to the left of those cars, thats where we were talking to you yesterday. We cant go there any more because the bayou is now a raging river headed toward the gulf of mexico. Heres the scary part of all of this. Houston still getting pummeled. If you just speak about the geography in this area. All of this water has to flow out into the gulf of mexico, we were hearing these amazing harrowing stories from a cnn
correspondent looking at that community. All of this water has to go in that direction, thats whats so devastating, all of those people that live between houston and the gulf of mexico, thats where this Water Empties out. Theres so much worry about where this water is going to go. So long as its raining, its not going anywhere. You think about the people in the most vulnerable positions, we just got this statement from one of the big hospitals there in houston. Our Life Flight Program is currently grounded given the winds that are relentless what is needed is specialized vehicles for the high water. They are desperately needed. No way for some people to even get to that hospital. I understand another Texas Hospital was forced to evacuate . Youre right. Reporter thats right. Water started rushing into the basement of that hospital. Evacuated critical patients first, and then to other areas in this community. The reason why is because of these waters, you see all of this water piled up behind me. And you really wonder how long is it going to take . This hurricane now turned Tropical Storm really testing the infrastructure here in houston. Testing the drainage and the decisions made here in houston as we continue to get pummeled by rain. And were expecting more of it. Rosa florez in houston, stay safe. Thank you, my friend. Some of the most vuler in an are the elderly. This was taken in Galveston County earlier today. The owner and residents about two dozen people all together were rescued. The County Commissioner says some were found up to their waists in water, those you see in these pictures who were wheelchair bound were found up to their necks in water. In ten minutes, im going to talk to the owners daughter about this desperate situation. Lets head over to cnn in atlanta and tom. Im worried about those folks there, as i know youre looking at more rain in the forecast . Believe it or not, were not even close to the halfway point. We are watching unfold what will most likely be a one in 1,000
year event. It could be greater than that. The system will stall on us, without a steering current, its unfolding before our eyes. Many are wondering, why is it still a electron cal storm, hasnt it been on land long enough . Shouldnt this be called the remnants of harvey . When they are over land, they really fire up. Its feeding off its own rainfall, its called the brown ocean effect. Its just feeding on all the rain that its already dropped on the ground. It gives its energy and sustains its strength. Were watching in the brighter colors of push el and red, the heavier rain fanning to the east now, thats going to add moisture to the ground and provide possible flooding in louisiana. The feeder bands continue to pummel the houston area. We had rainfall rates just last night at 4 to 6 inches per hour south of houston. 10 inches in an hour and a half. And we just had another band move through, youll see it on the last couple images, give it another couple hours, i think youre going to get a little bit of a break, were looking at this system to regenerate as it makes its way offshore. The National Weather service has been busy, handling Tornado Warnings. Right now, nothing, thats great news. We still have the watch in effect, and Flood Emergency continues until 7 15. Heres what you have to know. It slides off monday afternoon over the gulf. It could generate a little more strength. Then where does it go . It goes to the north, leaving on friday. If you look at all the Computer Models have been in great agreement they agree. Lets pull it back off. The center could be close to
where landfall was made. That could keep electrical crews from restoring energy. Most models and we concur, most likely it will be houston which will double the amount of rainfall that theyve already picked up. So not only will the waters continue to rise in eastern texas, theyre going to be slow to go away. We watch the mess start to move toward louisiana. The Computer Models have been on this system, its unfortunate were watching this event unfold. Look for more rainfall to come back into victoria, corpus christi, the heavier amounts continue to stay from galveston to houston. Our problem spot is now expanding. Thats going to be a big problem, rivers continue to rise rise rise. Oh, my goodness. Tom, you talked about the watches and warnings in effect. Ed was talking to people on their rooftops, hearing tornado
sirens. Obviously people would normally go to lower ground, with the floodwaters, what do people do in a situation like this . Its a great. They tell you not to get into the attic. I mean, the possibility of getting a tornado if youre on top of your roof is slim to say the least. The Rescue Workers are doing what they can to get you down, theyre not going to go up in a Tornado Warning either. If you can go back down, thats probably the best. Do not stay in the attic, they do not want you there. Once you are in the clear, you should get someones attention. Hunker down in a doorway if its not flooded. The tornados are few and far between. I know weve had 112 already. There will continue to be more. Most folks, it will be best for them to get the attention of anyone with a 911 call, getting
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