Day School Becomes a Shelter in Houston As SuperStorm Harvey Batters Texas, Louisiana, by Hana Levy Julian

Day School Becomes a Shelter in Houston As SuperStorm Harvey Batters Texas, Louisiana, by Hana Levy Julian

Aug 29th 2017

Amy Styler woke up Tuesday morning to see the waters beginning to recede in Houston, even though the rain was still pouring down.

Tropical Storm Harvey hasn’t quite finished beating up Texas yet, and now it’s started in on Louisiana. At least five fatalities have been reported, and some media reported up to eight. Other media quote officials as saying it is impossible to know how many fatalities there really are, given the magnitude of the storm, which spans at least two states so far.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency for Louisiana on Monday after massive rains from the storm hit the state. A similar declaration was made for Texas several days earlier; the move frees up funding for disaster response and helps cut red tape for the states’ Medicaid and Medicare providers. HHS Secretary Tom Price told reporters on Monday the agency was deploying some 550 personnel to affected areas.

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