Tag: Hurricane Harvey

9/11 remembrance: Portion of the World Trade Center unveiled as a memorial site in the City of Bellaire to mark 21 years!

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Belair, TX (KTRK) – Sunday marks 21 years since the tragic attack on American soil in New York City. With honors flowing across the country, one here in Houston is a great reminder of the sacrifices made and lives lost. “This is part of history. 21 years ago, it was an attack that happened in our country and we will remember it forever,” said Deacon Teitel, Beller Fire Chief. “I know I will never forget. And I am absolutely sure that I know that their sacrifices were not in vain…

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Hurricane Harvey: Survivors unable to return back to pre-storm conditions as relief aide skips over area!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – It’s a memory not many want to remember. Five years ago, Hurricane Harvey devastated communities across southeastern Texas, many of whom are still recovering. In many neighborhoods of Northeast Houston, some residents say they have had to rebuild themselves and feel this is caused by racial inequality in the distribution of disaster relief. James Burford, who lives in Trinity Gardens, doesn’t know when he’ll be able to get home again. He has always been able to recover, and make repairs to his house after each disastrous…

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Hurricane Harvey: Rebuild continues in Dickinson 5 years after Category 4 storm flooded nearly every area of the city!

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Dickinson, TX (KTRK) – Hurricane Harvey sat over Dickinson for several days, but rebuilding efforts continued after five years. 55 inches of rain wreaked massive havoc on Dickinson as Harvey sat over southeast Texas. Pius turned into oceans swallowing houses, roads became rivers. Harvey was a storm that flooded 80% of Dickinson and affected 7,000 buildings, including the home of Margaret and Daryl Carney. “When we were cleaning, we had kayaks inside the house,” Margaret Carney recalls. “It was kind of interesting.” ABC13 Town Hall: The continuing impact of Hurricane…

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Hurricane Harvey, 5 years later: Eyewitness News revisits Baytown residents rescued live on ABC13!

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Betown, Texas (KTRK) – With knee-high water leaking into their Baytown home, Clarence and Emma Foster are no longer safe indoors and are forced to seek shelter on the back porch. For Clarence, looking back to that day five years ago in the midst of the widespread devastation of Hurricane Harvey, seeing the neighborhood around is so covered in water that he didn’t even notice an eyewitness news crew on board the boat that rescued him. “So you knew a boat was coming, but you didn’t know the TV guys…

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Hurricane Harvey: Kashmere Gardens in northeast Houston still struggling to recover 5 years after disaster!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – At 99 years old, Pinky Cooper has seen a lot early in her time. However, Hurricane Harvey stands out. “It was so bad, the water was so loud,” said Pinky Cooper, standing on her pink-edged house in her pink robe. “The truck couldn’t come here.” “I had to go out into the street.” She has been living in her home in the Gardens of Kashmir since 1955. She will never forget that day in 2017, when the waters blew. “We had to raise her up so…

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Hurricane Harvey: Meyerland residents who stayed to rebuild their homes find hope 5 years later!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – Eileen and Stephen Leventhal were among countless Marylanders who evacuated their homes as Hurricane Harvey swamped southeast Texas in August of 2017. “For me sometimes it feels like it’s been yesterday and other times like it’s been a very long time,” Eileen told ABC13. The Leventhal family left their home before the storm hit. When they returned days later, on their wedding anniversary, the damage was worse than they expected. “The washing machine moved from the laundry room to the family room,” Stephen said. “We put…

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Hurricane Harvey 5 years later: Fort Bend County officials give out storm supplies in drive-thru distribution event!

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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…

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5 years after Hurricane Harvey: Houston west side residents talk recovering after devastating 2017 tropical storm!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – West Houstonians Judy and John Combs have lived in the area for 30 years. They never worried about severe flooding until August 17, 2017 That was two days after Hurricane Harvey hit parts of western Houston. Combs, like their neighbors, believed they had escaped the worst. They were, unfortunately, wrong. “We were taken out by boat,” Judy Combs recalls. “The entire basement was destroyed,” said John Combs. “It was a mess.” RELATED: 5 Years After Hurricane Harvey, Some Houstonians Still Recovering, UH Report Says The Army…

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Hurricane Harvey 5 years later: Kingwood residents look back on the anniversary of devastating tropical storm!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – It’s been five years since Hurricane Harvey made landfall, and many Kingwood residents are still recovering. The area alone saw about 40 inches of rain in 2017 when the storm hit and was hit with heavy rain from Tropical Storm Imelda two years later. “I don’t think people who are untouched can understand the grief and impact of chaos,” said Kingwood resident Nancy Ackley. Another Kingwood resident, Siberina Sanders, described, “I mean, totally devastated. Gone are the culture and the memories. They can’t be recovered.” “It’s…

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Hurricane Harvey: ABC13 town hall to examine Houston’s preparedness 5 years later!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – Five years after Hurricane Harvey, the Texas Gulf Coast is still dealing with the impact of the storm. ABC13, Houston’s chief news officer, gathers experts at City Hall on Thursday, August 25 (7:00 – 8:00 p.m. CST), to check emergency preparedness and the status of flood projects intended to protect you and your loved ones. We will also talk about the unseen effects of a storm on our emotional and mental health. The video above is from this report: $1 billion flood work completed, but not…

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