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As Harvey Raged, Their Homes Were Swamped on Purpose. Six Months Later, They Face a Terrible Choice. As Harvey Raged, Their Homes Were Swamped on Purpose. Six Months Later, They Face a Terrible Choice.
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After Hurricane Harvey swamped Houston in August, the residents of one suburban area were shocked to learn that the flooding in their neighborhood wasn’t an accident. The homes in Cinco Ranch sat on land that had been designed to flood, as part of a reservoir system built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect the downstream population of central Houston — a fact that wasn’t publicized when a developer was allowed to build on the land.After Hurricane Harvey swamped Houston in August, the residents of one suburban area were shocked to learn that the flooding in their neighborhood wasn’t an accident. The homes in Cinco Ranch sat on land that had been designed to flood, as part of a reservoir system built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect the downstream population of central Houston — a fact that wasn’t publicized when a developer was allowed to build on the land.
In the six months since Harvey, The New York Times followed several families in one small part of Cinco Ranch, a gated community called Canyon Gate, as they struggled to rebuild their lives. Some residents chose to leave their ruined homes, others to stay and rebuild in a neighborhood that almost certainly will be flooded again.In the six months since Harvey, The New York Times followed several families in one small part of Cinco Ranch, a gated community called Canyon Gate, as they struggled to rebuild their lives. Some residents chose to leave their ruined homes, others to stay and rebuild in a neighborhood that almost certainly will be flooded again.
This video is the first in a series about the residents of Cinco Ranch. Their stories offer a look at how people are confronting an increasingly stark fact: many of the places we call home should never have been built in the first place. These pieces are the first in a series about the residents of Cinco Ranch. Their stories offer a look at how people are confronting an increasingly stark fact: many of the places we call home should never have been built in the first place.