Here are the ways, big and small, that people are helping Texas flood victims | via CNNImpact
The tropical system swamped whole neighborhoods, with reports of more than 40 inches of rain in some places.The Houston Fire Department was dispatched to nearly 2,000 emergency incidents and performed 142 high water rescues Friday between midnight and 2:45 a.m., the agency tweeted.More than 400 high-water rescues had been performed Thursday by the Harris County Sheriff's Office, that agency said.First responders weren't the only ones helping.
— Cop'Em Customs September 19, 2019 One man was swept by the current into some bushes. Two people swam out to help him while others got the horses to safety.Furniture store owner Jim McIngvale, known locally as"Mattress Mack," on Thursday turned one of his Gallery Furniture stores into a shelter."We are open as a shelter and you can sleep here and you can eat here. Stay as long you need," he said in a Facebook Live video. Pets would be welcome, too, he said.
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