As Tropical Storm Harvey continues to slam southwest Texas with 15-25 inches of rain, officials are reporting that roads and bridges in Houston are beginning to buckle under the tremendous weight of unprecedented flooding. According to Jeff Linder of the Harris County Flood Control District, a bridge has already collapsed and several roads have been damaged.
Reuters Breaking: #Houston starting to see bridges, roads failing due to stress of flood waters – Harris County official
— TheResistance Report (@AntiTrumpReport) August 29, 2017
Amazing video sent to us @KHOU, freeway concrete barrier broke away on Hwy 59 at San Jacinto Bridge. #HoustonFloods pic.twitter.com/xMUfcIPj3Y
— Daniel Gotera (@DTGoteraKHOU) August 29, 2017
The hits keep on coming, as ZeroHedge reported yesterday, the Army Corps of engineers began releasing water from two Houston flood-control dams after water levels rose rapidly, flooding over 3,000 homes. Buffalo Bayou, Houston’s primary drainage system appears to be holding steady after recording a record 33 inches of rain – with another 20 expected in the next two days.
ABC NEWS: Drone footage shows scale of flooding near Texas' Brazos River; set to crest at 800 year high! #Harvey pic.twitter.com/rCVQiD2i9h
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) August 29, 2017
Linder told the BBC that the Houston Ship Channel which opens into the Galveston Bay was “at levels we’ve never seen before.”
Houston mayor Sylvester Turner ordered a curfew from Midnight to 5am (originally 10pm, per tweet below). The curfew is intended to discourage looting around the city.
CURFEW UPDATE: I'm modifying the curfew to start at midnight (and still end at 5 am) to allow volunteers and others to do their great work.
— Sylvester Turner (@SylvesterTurner) August 30, 2017
Chief of Police Art Acevedo said earlier that curfew violaters will be stopped, questioned, searched and arrested amid scattered reports of looting in the area.
CBS NEWS: #Houston Police Chief says Mayor imposed curfew on his recommendation, calls looters 'low lives' pic.twitter.com/8LLzQP969n
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) August 29, 2017
Ongoing rescue efforts
Over 13,000 people have been rescued so far from flooding in Houston:
AP: Federal and local agencies say they have rescued more than 13,000 people from flooding in #Houston pic.twitter.com/e7ZPRPANzD
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) August 30, 2017
OTD 1963—
Dr. King dreamed of a nation where people "will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." pic.twitter.com/5tDisJKjVC
— Justice Don Willett (@JusticeWillett) August 29, 2017
Ignore CNN douche’s stupid voice. This is heartwarming at the end.
If you enjoy the content at iBankCoin, please follow us on TwitterIncredible moment #HurricaneHarvey survivor, who lost absolutely everything, learns his father survived the storm. pic.twitter.com/llUiww50gA
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) August 29, 2017
Broken windows. Keynesian economists rejoice.