Mandatory evacuations ordered in Texas after heavy rain and floods
Mandatory evacuations were ordered in parts of Texas, and residents in Harris County, home to Houston, were told to be ready to stay put for days after heavy rain caused flooding.
Mandatory evacuations were ordered in parts of Texas, and residents in Harris County, home to Houston, were told to be ready to stay put for days after heavy rain caused flooding.
Harris County Judge Linda Hidalgo, the county government’s top executive, declared a disaster Thursday.
Mandatory evacuations were ordered along the East Fork of the San Jacinto River, and residents were urged to leave before nightfall.
“What we’re going to see tonight and into the weekend will not be Hurricane Harvey, but we are going to see significant impacts,” Hidalgo said in a statement.
High water flows into Vernon's Kuntry Katfish in Conroe, Texas, on Thursday.Kirk Sides / Houston Chronicle via Getty Images“At this time, folks in the impacted area should either prepare to stay where they are for the next 2-3 days or leave,” she said.
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