During this natural disaster, many people were overwhelmed and unprepared for what was to come. This is the first major hurricane to hit the United States in over ten years, and has left the Texas gulf coast devastated. As if the storm itself was not bad enough, the problem of the reservoirs overflowing from excess rainfall is a “double-whammy”. Seeing it could take a couple of months for the reservoirs to return to normal capacity, there may very well be more people displaced in the not too distant future.

Key Takeaways:

• Houston city officials announced that they recently released water from reservoirs in order to prevent flooding in the aftermath of Hurrican Harvey.
• According to the American Red Cross, the number of Houston residents displaced due to Hurrican Harvey has increased from 33,000 people on Wednesday night to 42,000 people by Thursday.
• A lucky few Houston residents began returning to their homes on Thursday and have a massive clean up effort ahead of them.

“Harvey’s waters began to recede in nation’s fourth largest city on Thursday, but not everyone will be be able to move back into their homes as the city said it released water from reservoirs in an attempt to control flooding.”

Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4843070/As-floodwaters-recede-Houston-officials-look-recovery.html