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We saw some of that flooding all over the roadways. Now were talking about major highways, i10 south of here. 69 is closed. Beaumont becoming its own mini island, and in very many places across jefferson county, you have islands just trying to get help to them, because there are so many rivers that are passing through. Rivers that used to be streamtr like this street behind me. You see the water coming off the street there. Thats traveling into a drainage ditch, and this is the problem. We just saw a man try to cross the drainage ditch. He thought it was a street. He was almost washed away bef...

Evacuation of everyone in and around the chemical -- it's a chemical facility that produces peroxide. so that could lead to a chain reaction and could be dangerous. they're not sure if there's imminent danger now, but because they cannot cool that plant right now, they're getting everyone out of there. >> we're watching rescue after rescue unfold. brian, i understand you went out on some air rescues earlier today. what did you see? >> reporter: that's right, john. this was the air marine operations of customs and border protection. very dedicated men and women flying these missions. we were wi...

And when they let out, a lot of that water needs somewhere to go. a lot of it will go down through populated areas. so the danger, very, very real still for this area. one of the reasons why the mayor of houston has declared a curfew overnight. he doesn't want people out in the danger. he doesn't want any threats to property with so many homes evacuated. you're looking at the water. we've seen a lot of water rescues. there's not way to get people out, that is by air. the rescues, the aviation, it is enormously challenging, because the bad weather is no weather to fly in, especially the helicop...

And the danger it may pose. what's the danger this? >> reporter: we have an update on that. there appears to be an emergency situation developing in crosby, texas, in harris county, the county houston is in. but this area is east of houston, in harris county, but leer the l near the liberty town. this plant makes peroxide. they are worried about their ability to cool some of the systems. they're concerned about some kind of a chain reaction that might cause a large fire or an explosion. so they had an 11-person ride-out team that was inside the facility to ride out hurricane harvey and the aft...

>> and i understand you actually gave out your personal cell phone number when inviting those people in in need. has your phone been ringing off the hook? >> yes, 281-844-9163. continues to ring off the hook. we're trying to help as many people as we can. we have more capacity in our richmond facility. we're looking at more refugees out there and they're getting more and more flooding out there, want to come, that store remains more capacity. this one's kind of tapped out, but, yes, it's been quite the journey for all of us texas and houstonians with the floods and hurricane the last several d...