(CNN) Dallas is preparing to open a mega-shelter at its downtown convention center as the city has been asked to get ready for what could be tens of thousands of evacuees from Harvey. "We may have thousands upon thousands upon thousands of more individuals that will get bigger than this convention center," said Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings in a Monday press conference inside the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. The Hutchison Convention Center can hold up to 5,000 people. On Monday, workers and volunteers assembled green cots and placed blankets on Level 1 of the convention center. Welcome home #KBHCCD @CityOfDallas pic.twitter.com/SfCyojokjd — KBH Conv Cntr DALLAS (@KBHCCDallas) August 28, 2017The city has three other shelters, that can hold 750 people total, besides the convention center.

Source: CNN August 29, 2017 06:35 UTC