Torrential rain in Houston strands cars and leaves thousands without power
By Timothy Bella Timothy Bella Deputy editor for Morning Mix Email Bio Follow May 10 at 5:54 AM In a week that’s already seen Houston and surrounding areas in southeast Texas face some of the most severe rainfall since Hurricane Harvey, heavy storms again pounded the city late Thursday, leaving at least three bayous flowing over the top of their banks, nearly 90,000 residents without power and dozens reportedly trapped for a time in floodwater on Interstate-10.
— Houston Police May 10, 2019 This is where Houston Police says 40 people may be trapped in floodwater on the freeway. I-10 at Wayside. #khou #HTownRush https://t.co/tVFmPRc1oI pic.twitter.com/CXlt8J6aS3 — Chris Rimel May 10, 2019 The Chronicle reported that city officials remained hopeful that the rain was going to clear out in time for the Friday morning commute, even if more rain is on the way.
“It’s such a tough fire because we could not put our ladder trucks up because of the lightning,” he said. “I would imagine, yeah, they are pretty distraught that they’re watching their house being destroyed by fire.” She would eventually make it to higher ground to wait out the flood before heading back to the university, which is still scheduled to hold its commencement ceremony on Friday, though other area colleges have rescheduled.
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