The soggy and battered city of Houston began burying its dead and taking steps toward the long recovery ahead. “You can be prepared for anything but not a monster storm like Harvey,” said her mother, Maria Martinez, 63. The releases were expected to keep some homes flooded that had been filled with water earlier in the week. Harvey initially came ashore Aug. 25 as a Category 4 hurricane, then went back out to sea and lingered off the coast as a tropical storm for days. ——Sign up for AP’s daily newsletter showcasing our best all-formats reporting on Harvey and its aftermath: http://apne.ws/ahYQGtb .

Source: National Post September 02, 2017 05:09 UTC