Hurricane Harvey hit the region with high winds on Aug. 25 and then dumped more than four feet of rain in the Houston area days later. Centre Point Energy crews have started going door-to-door to check homes and are advising people still left behind in flooded homes that their power is being turned off. Army Corps of Engineers officials say the release is necessary to ease pressure on the reservoirs from rain dumped by Harvey and create space in case it rains again soon. A fire destroyed a home in the flooded area on Saturday. Officials say some of the homes in the evacuation area may remain flooded for two weeks.

Source: National Post September 03, 2017 13:59 UTC