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| More Rain and Rescues as Harvey Lashes Texas for Another Day | More Rain and Rescues as Harvey Lashes Texas for Another Day |
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| • More than 450,000 people are likely to seek federal aid in recovering from Harvey, the hurricane that tore across the Gulf Coast of Texas over the weekend, Brock Long, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said on Monday. The agency has said that about 30,000 people will seek emergency shelter, and that federal aid will be needed for years. | • More than 450,000 people are likely to seek federal aid in recovering from Harvey, the hurricane that tore across the Gulf Coast of Texas over the weekend, Brock Long, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said on Monday. The agency has said that about 30,000 people will seek emergency shelter, and that federal aid will be needed for years. |
| • At least five deaths and more than a dozen injuries have been reported in the aftermath of the powerful system, by now a tropical storm. | • At least five deaths and more than a dozen injuries have been reported in the aftermath of the powerful system, by now a tropical storm. |
| • More than 30 inches of rain have pounded parts of the Houston area since Thursday, causing catastrophic floods, the National Weather Service reported on Monday. Torrential rains will continue through Friday, with an additional 15 to 25 inches pummeling the region, the Weather Service predicted. | • More than 30 inches of rain have pounded parts of the Houston area since Thursday, causing catastrophic floods, the National Weather Service reported on Monday. Torrential rains will continue through Friday, with an additional 15 to 25 inches pummeling the region, the Weather Service predicted. |
| • After making landfall on Friday, Harvey turned back out to sea on Monday morning, with the center of the storm reaching the Gulf of Mexico between Corpus Christi and Houston, the National Hurricane Center reported. It was expected to move slowly to the southeast on Monday, before churning to the northeast, along the Gulf coast. | |
| • Times journalists chronicled the unfolding disaster: We’re sharing a collection of the most powerful photographs and a guide to our ongoing coverage. Julie Turkewitz captured the terror felt by Houston’s homeless. Manny Fernandez surveyed the wreckage of Rockport, Tex., equal parts fishing village and millionaire’s retreat. And Clifford Krauss awoke to find that his quiet street had become a raging river. | |
| • Follow Times correspondents tracking the storm on Twitter: @mannyNYT, @alanblinder, @julieturkewitz and @ckrausss in Houston, @jackhealyNYT in San Antonio, and @jswatz in New York. Some highlights are here. | |
| • Are you in an affected area? If you are safe, and are able to, please share your photos and videos with us. | • Are you in an affected area? If you are safe, and are able to, please share your photos and videos with us. |
| Across Harvey’s devastating path, countless people woke up Monday on cots in shelters, in the bellies of National Guard vehicles, in hotels, on friends’ couches, or trapped in their own homes — tired, hungry, and bracing for more. | |
| Rescues of people stranded by flood waters continued on Monday throughout southeastern Texas, and Gov. Greg Abbott said the state was sending hundreds more boats and high-clearance vehicles to the region to aid those efforts. | |
| Melanie Steele, 43, who evacuated her home over the weekend, received an alert on her phone Sunday night that the alarm had gone off in her house, which sits along a bayou in Houston’s Linkwood neighborhood. | |
| “I’m assuming that means the water is pushing in” and that all she has is lost, she said as she sat in hotel room, hugging her dog, Baxter. “That literally put me into a tailspin.” | |
| She said she and her husband left in a rush, with Baxter and a baggie of dog food, never imagining that they would not be able to return home. | |
| Judge Ed Emmett, the chief executive officer in Harris County, home to Houston and 4.5 million people, said that pets would be allowed to accompany residents inside shelters. During Hurricane Katrina, some people declined to seek refuge in shelters because they could not take their pets. — JULIE TURKEWITZ in Houston | |
| The storm turned eastward early Monday, and it appeared it would stay to the east of Harris County. Forecasters called this good news, but warned that the situation could change. The heaviest bands of rainfall shifted to the northeast, battering places like Beaumont, Texas and Lake Charles, Louisiana. | |
| The Harris County flood control district said the situation remained “extremely dangerous and life-threatening,” and that more intense flooding was on the way, particularly in the neighborhoods near the Addicks and Barker reservoirs in west Harris and Fort Bend counties. Mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders remained in place in neighborhoods throughout the region. | |
| Facing criticism, Houston’s mayor, Sylvester Turner, on Sunday defended his decision not to order an evacuation of the entire city. | |
| On Monday, Governor Abbott declined to question that call. | |
| “The evacuation issue is something that can’t be second-guessed at this time, because we have to focus our priority on saving lives,” the governor told CNN. | |
| — RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA in New York | |
| Kelli Lilienstern, who lives in central Houston with her husband and their 8-month-old daughter, had “one of the scariest experiences” of her life, she said. | Kelli Lilienstern, who lives in central Houston with her husband and their 8-month-old daughter, had “one of the scariest experiences” of her life, she said. |
| She woke at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday to find floodwaters approaching the door of their one-story home. About 30 minutes later, it was coming inside, first just enough to cover their feet, then rising to their knees. | She woke at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday to find floodwaters approaching the door of their one-story home. About 30 minutes later, it was coming inside, first just enough to cover their feet, then rising to their knees. |
| She strapped their daughter, Penelope, into a carrier close to her chest and they headed out, wading through waist-deep water to the home of a neighbor, someone they had never met before. | She strapped their daughter, Penelope, into a carrier close to her chest and they headed out, wading through waist-deep water to the home of a neighbor, someone they had never met before. |
| “Don’t slip and fall,” she recalled thinking. “Don’t drop the baby.” | “Don’t slip and fall,” she recalled thinking. “Don’t drop the baby.” |
| She saw large patches of fire ants floating on the surface, and worried about what else might be in the water: “All sorts of rodents,” snakes and even alligators have been spotted in the floodwaters, Ms. Lilienstern said. | She saw large patches of fire ants floating on the surface, and worried about what else might be in the water: “All sorts of rodents,” snakes and even alligators have been spotted in the floodwaters, Ms. Lilienstern said. |
| The neighbor who took them in, whose home had not flooded, welcomed two other families as well, including one with a 6-month-old. On Sunday, water was lapping at the front steps — and more rain was expected. | The neighbor who took them in, whose home had not flooded, welcomed two other families as well, including one with a 6-month-old. On Sunday, water was lapping at the front steps — and more rain was expected. |
| “Unless someone comes to get us by boat, there’s no leaving,” Ms. Lilienstern said. | “Unless someone comes to get us by boat, there’s no leaving,” Ms. Lilienstern said. |
| She and her husband managed to bring their dog, approximately 50 diapers and about two weeks’ worth of infant formula for Penelope, among other essentials. | She and her husband managed to bring their dog, approximately 50 diapers and about two weeks’ worth of infant formula for Penelope, among other essentials. |
| “We have what’s important,” she said. “I’m just so thankful. A situation like this can bring out the best or the worst in people, and I’m just really grateful that I found the best in people today.” | “We have what’s important,” she said. “I’m just so thankful. A situation like this can bring out the best or the worst in people, and I’m just really grateful that I found the best in people today.” |
| — CHRISTINA CARON in New York | — CHRISTINA CARON in New York |
| The storm blew through critical areas for the country’s oil and gas industry and has already caused some disruptions in production. Exxon Mobil, for instance, said on its website Sunday that it was shutting down operations at its huge Baytown refining and petrochemical complex because of flooding, and heavy rain prompted Royal Dutch Shell to close a large refining facility in Deer Park, east of Houston. | The storm blew through critical areas for the country’s oil and gas industry and has already caused some disruptions in production. Exxon Mobil, for instance, said on its website Sunday that it was shutting down operations at its huge Baytown refining and petrochemical complex because of flooding, and heavy rain prompted Royal Dutch Shell to close a large refining facility in Deer Park, east of Houston. |
| Shell, one of the largest producers in the Gulf of Mexico, also said it had closed two offshore production platforms, Perdido and Enchilada Salsa, and evacuated most of the workers. | Shell, one of the largest producers in the Gulf of Mexico, also said it had closed two offshore production platforms, Perdido and Enchilada Salsa, and evacuated most of the workers. |
| Still, most oil and gas production in the gulf continues uninterrupted, and analysts say it is likely that the effects on energy prices and supplies will be limited by the substantial stocks of oil available, as well as products like gasoline that are on hand because of a long period of booming global output. | Still, most oil and gas production in the gulf continues uninterrupted, and analysts say it is likely that the effects on energy prices and supplies will be limited by the substantial stocks of oil available, as well as products like gasoline that are on hand because of a long period of booming global output. |
| “The stocks are high,” said Michael Lynch, president of Strategic Energy and Economic Research, a consulting firm. “Rain damage is probably not that severe.” | “The stocks are high,” said Michael Lynch, president of Strategic Energy and Economic Research, a consulting firm. “Rain damage is probably not that severe.” |
| He added that the storm was likely to produce “a price blip, mainly in the Gulf Coast area.” | He added that the storm was likely to produce “a price blip, mainly in the Gulf Coast area.” |
| There are signs that companies may be able to restart suspended operations relatively quickly. Valero, a large independent refiner, said in a statement Sunday that the company had assessed the two Texas facilities it had shut down and found that they did not have “substantial refinery impacts from the storm.” | There are signs that companies may be able to restart suspended operations relatively quickly. Valero, a large independent refiner, said in a statement Sunday that the company had assessed the two Texas facilities it had shut down and found that they did not have “substantial refinery impacts from the storm.” |
| Valero said it was working with government agencies and business partners to evaluate the condition of infrastructure, particularly ports, needed to resume operations. — STANLEY REED in New York | Valero said it was working with government agencies and business partners to evaluate the condition of infrastructure, particularly ports, needed to resume operations. — STANLEY REED in New York |
| Donations to the Red Cross for those affected by Harvey can be made online or text HARVEY to 90999. | Donations to the Red Cross for those affected by Harvey can be made online or text HARVEY to 90999. |
| Donations to the Salvation Army can be made online. | Donations to the Salvation Army can be made online. |
| Catholic Charities is accepting donations online or text CCUSADISASTER to 71777 to donate. | Catholic Charities is accepting donations online or text CCUSADISASTER to 71777 to donate. |
| Airbnb is waiving all service fees for those affected by the disaster and checking in between Aug. 23 and Sept. 1. | Airbnb is waiving all service fees for those affected by the disaster and checking in between Aug. 23 and Sept. 1. |