The soggy and battered city of Houston began burying its dead and taking steps toward the long recovery ahead. Harvey flooding is believed to have damaged at least 156,000 dwellings in Harris County, which includes the nation’s fourth-largest city. “You can be prepared for anything but not a monster storm like Harvey,” said her mother, Maria Martinez, 63. Workers in Rockport, Texas begin repairs to a wall that was lost in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Harvey 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.

Source: thestar September 03, 2017 12:11 UTC