Residents who decided not to evacuate a small Texas city
directly in the path of Hurricane Harvey have been told
to write their names and social security numbers on
their arms so their bodies can be identified.
Patrick Rios, a senior city councillor in Rockport, told
residents on Friday to evacuate and warned those who
stayed that they should make arrangements so their
corpses could be identified.
“All the advice we can give is get out. Get out now,” said Mr
Rios. “Those that are going to stay, it’s unfortunate but
they should make some type of preparations. Mark their
arm with a Sharpie pen. Put their Social Security number
on it and their name.”
He added that rescue workers would not be able to come to
their aid once the storm, the largest to hit the US since
Hurricane Katrina in 2005, slammed into the Texas coast.
“We’ve got first responders available, but once it gets bad,
we are not going to put their lives in jeopardy. They will
not get help we will not be dispatching folks that decided to
stay,” said Mr Rios, who is also mayor pro tempore of the
city.
Thousands of people across southeast Texas evacuated in the face
of the storm. Others chose to stay in their homes despite warnings
from the government. CREDIT: AP PHOTO/ERIC GAY
Hurricane Harvey struck Rockport late on Friday night as it
made landfall. Authorities said it was too early to assess the
damage but there were no immediate reports of deaths.
The roof of a nursing home in the city collapsed and a
number of retirees were moved to a local county jail for
treatment and safety, according to local media.
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A preliminary report from the National Weather Service
said there were “numerous structures destroyed” in
Rockport and “buildings collapsed with people trapped
inside and squad car windows broken in Rockport.
"People are trapped inside at least one collapsed building.
We can't get rescue teams to them right now,” said Kevin
Carruth, the city manager.
Thia NOAA-NASA GOES Project satellite image taken at 1737 UTC
on August 24, 2017 shows storm activity off the south east coast of
the US CREDIT: AFP
The darkness and heavy winds made it difficult to get a full
assessment of the situation in Rockport but authorities fear
that when the sun rises it may reveal significant damage.
A high school, hotel, senior housing complex and other
buildings suffered structural damage, according to
emergency officials and local media. Some were being used
as shelters.
The city is home to around 10,000 people and is close to the
city of Corpus Christi, one of America’s major oil refinery
hubs.


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Hmmmm nothing we will not hear in dis life
Anyway dis can't even work in 9ja

That is a functional Government who has the interest of TTY he people at Heart unlike what we have here, only killings in the hands of those voted to protect us. Nigeria we hail thee

1 dead so far

Nina4u:
1 dead so far

u stay there?