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An eighth person has died in the Houston area following severe weather that lashed the city and surrounding Harris County with 100 mph winds, officials said Monday, and more than 192,000 customers ...
In Harris County, at least two people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning and fire departments received more than 200 carbon monoxide poisoning calls in 24 hours, local officials said.
At least 14 Houston-area deaths were confirmed to be hurricane-related, including seven people – ranging in age from 50 to 110 – who died from “heat exposure due to power loss,” according ...
In addition, grocery store shelves in the Houston area were left empty. [30] Rainfall estimates indicated that 2-day rainfall totals from mid-day Friday through mid-day Saturday exceeded 20 inches (51 cm) in parts of both northern Harris County and southern Montgomery County, with a multi-county area receiving at least 10 inches (25 cm) of ...
The unprecedented scale of the rainfall in both extent and magnitude causes catastrophic flooding, displacing approximately 1.8 million people. [154] [156] Bayous in the Greater Houston area rapidly rise and overrun their banks, prompting evacuations and submerging parts of Houston; 60,049 residents are rescued. [156]
Overall effects. Fatalities. 36. Damage. >$6 billion (2024 USD) Areas affected. Texas, mainly Greater Houston, Galveston, Brazoria, and Freeport. Part of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas on July 8, 2024, causing at least 36 [ 1] deaths due to strong winds and heavy rainfall knocking over ...
August 11, 2024 at 3:15 PM. U.S. health officials on Friday approved a nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, the first needle-free alternative to shots like EpiPen. The Food and Drug ...
'59 Stephen Yamashiro—Mayor of Hawaii County from 1992 to 2000 [194] '61 Peter J. Levinson (Brandeis)—US House of Representatives Legal Counsel, majority counsel during impeachment of Bill Clinton [195] [196] [197] '62 Ronald E. Cox [198] (West Point)—Chief Judge of the Washington Court of Appeals [199]