Sugarland, Texas (KTRK) – As we look back, now five years since Hurricane Harvey hit, local organizations are helping people prepare for this Saturday’s storm season.
Fort Bend County officials distribute emergency supplies and materials that will be needed 72 hours after the disaster.
Supplies will be distributed to the first 500 families including bottled water, first aid kits, water protection for documents, emergency signal glow sticks, and more.
Over the course of the week, Eyewitness News profiled different areas around Houston to talk to people about how the storm is affecting them and what they should do to get back on their feet.
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ABC13 heard from a woman living on the West Side of Houston, where thousands of homes were inundated after Army forces opened the dams of the Addix and Parker Reservoirs.
Resident Shannon Robinson said, “Do you know what struck me in Harvey? There were a lot of people who just heard we needed help and we just came. They were like, ‘Oh, they need boats and they just see where I can help.'”
Just a few months after Harvey was hit, people at the University of Houston began looking at the effects of the storm.
A study from the University of Houston shows that the recovery after Harvey has been impressive, but incomplete, with vulnerable populations still struggling five years later.
According to the study, nearly 82% of survey respondents affected by Hurricane Harvey in the greater Houston area recovered completely or mostly from the effects of the storm.
SEE ALSO: 5 Years After Hurricane Harvey, Some Houstonians Still Recovering, UH Report
Dr. Pablo Pinto, the project leader in this study, explains that they also found out more about how our vulnerable population is still lagging behind in recovery after Harvey.
“We’re seeing these types of extreme weather events become more frequent and have a huge impact on our society and we tend to see time and time again that the most vulnerable populations are affected the most in terms of their ability to recover, which is why it’s bad news,” Pinto said.
The car-to-car distribution comes as a reminder that we need a ready kit during hurricane season.
The event begins at 9 a.m. at Four Corners Recreation Center 15700 Old Richmond Road. Until supplies run out.
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