Two volunteer rescuers killed in Harvey floodwaters after bringing families to safety - News Summed Up

Two volunteer rescuers killed in Harvey floodwaters after bringing families to safety


Mailboxes rise from the waters on streets that were inundated by floods from Hurricane Harvey, in the Concord Bridge neighborhood in northwest Houston. In two trips, they brought two families — seven people in total — to safety, then went out a third time. “Everybody told them to stay, that they had already done their part,” said Stepheny Jacquez, 25, a family member. Still missing are the third Vizueth brother, Benjamin Vizueth, 31, and family friend Gustavo Rodriguez-Hernandez, 40, who owned the boat and was driving it. More from The Washington Post:‘Where are we supposed to go?’ Scenes from Harvey’s aftermathWhat 500-year flooding could look like around five citiesHarvey’s Houston floodwaters mappedAmid flooded Houston, a grim search for bodies begins


Source: Washington Post August 31, 2017 02:38 UTC



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