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(Eagle News) – The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) helped local residents in Texas who were still reeling from the devastating floods caused by Hurricane Harvey when they conducted its “Aid for Humanity” on September 23, Saturday. Thousands of goodwill or care packs consisting of food, cleaning and hygiene supplies, first aid kits and flashlights, were given in two venues where the Aid for Humanity, under the auspices of the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The combined economic cost of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma could reach $290 billion, equivalent to 1.5 percent of the US gross domestic product, US forecaster AccuWeather said in a report Sunday. “We believe the damage estimate from Irma to be about $100 billion, among the costliest hurricanes of all time,” said the firm’s CEO and founder Joel Myers. Harvey, which battered Texas and parts of Louisiana in late August, […]
by Michael Mathes with Elodie Cuzin in Beaumont Agence France Presse ORANGE, United States (AFP) — Emergency workers in storm-hit southeast Texas on Thursday staged dramatic rescues by air and water in towns that were until now cut off by raging floodwaters unleashed by monster storm Harvey, which finally started to move inland. Nearly a week after the storm smashed into the US Gulf Coast as a Category Four hurricane, thousands of rescuers and civilians […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump will donate $1 million to flood relief efforts in Texas and Louisiana after the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Harvey, the White House said Thursday. “He’ll pledge, proudly, $1 million of his own personal money to help the people of Texas and Louisiana,” spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters. The White House did not say whether the money would come from Trump or his foundation. During the […]
CROSBY, United States (AFP) — First their neighborhood was deluged by Harvey’s torrential rains. Then, officers turned up at the door with more bad news: there is a risk of a chemical blast at a nearby plant and it’s time to evacuate. Two days on, some among the area’s poorer residents are still living in an emergency shelter set up in the center of Crosby, around five miles (eight kilometers) from the Arkema plant where […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pop star Miley Cyrus on Thursday tearfully announced she was giving $500,000 to victims of Harvey, becoming the latest celebrity to donate after the mega-storm ravaged Texas. The singer and actress, appearing on Ellen DeGeneres’ television show, broke down in tears as she discussed seeing the devastation from the storm. Explaining how she takes comfort in going home to her grandmother, mother and seven dogs, Cyrus said: “If I […]
https://youtu.be/3TgghX45zr4 (Eagle News) — “Adversity is a blessing in disguise and certainly is the greatest character builder,” read a sign on the wall of this big furniture shop in Houston, Texas. And for the owner of this shop, Gallery Furniture, Jim McIngvale, helping in times of disaster is a way of life. Because of this act of kindness, his neighbors and others affected by the epic flooding in Houston, had a roof over their […]
by Jennie Matthew Agence France Presse WINNIE, United States (AFP) — When flood waters first seeped into their house, grandparents Bernard and Annie Redeo weren’t too worried. But when it rose a foot deep, they made a run for it: fleeing in the pitch-black to neighbors. They found refuge with a single mom of two. It was 5 am, still dark outside and torrential rain was hammering the small farming town of Winnie, Texas […]
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) – Monster storm Harvey hit the south Texas coast late Friday and then stalled, gushing torrents of rain over Houston, the country’s fourth largest city with six million people in the greater metropolitan area. The storm continues to pour rain as it heads slowly through neighboring Louisiana. How much rain? Up to 52 inches (132 centimeters) of rain fell from Saturday through Wednesday morning in parts of coastal Texas, and more […]
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) – The operators of a flooded chemical plant outside Houston warned Wednesday they are dealing with a “critical issue” triggered by Harvey’s torrential rains and have no means to prevent a possible explosion at the site. As a precautionary measure officials had already ordered the evacuation of an area within 1.5 miles (three km) of the organic peroxides plant in Harris County, which is owned by French group Arkema. Rich Rowe, […]
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Authorities said Wednesday that 33 people are believed to have died directly or indirectly as a result of the punishing winds and heavy rain unleashed by Harvey on the Texas coast. Ten people have been confirmed dead in several counties in Southeast Texas, with “23 additional deaths potentially Harvey-related,” according to Tricia Bentley of the Harris County Medical Examiner’s office. Officials fear the death toll could rise further as floodwaters […]
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Five days after slamming into Texas as a major hurricane, Harvey made a second landfall on Wednesday, hitting Louisiana, a state which still bears deep scars from 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. Now a tropical storm, Harvey made landfall just west of the town of Cameron, the National Hurricane Center said, with “flooding rains” drenching parts of southeastern Texas and neighboring southwestern Louisiana. Harvey’s return comes after the monster storm pummeled Texas with […]
