Thousands of calls for help received on the hotline in Houston. State, local and military rescue teams to literally «pull» people out of the water and flooded homes. The chief of the city police Art Acevedo said that the number saved is more than 3.4 thousand.
Countless residents were trapped in their abandoned homes since the hurricane. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee announced that Houston can be tens of thousands of people who can’t get out of the house traps. Local authorities have addressed to inhabitants with the request to post the sheets or towels from their homes to the rescue make them easier to locate.
As CNN reports, the Pentagon collects all possible resources, including trucks, aircraft and troops that can be sent to aid in the disaster area.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has stepped up the entire national guard of Texas – approximately 12,000 guardsmen.
To search and rescue operations joined volunteers from across the country. The administrator of the Federal Agency for emergency management (FEMA) Brock long urged citizens to join the volunteers, saying that participating companies will be required to restore the city after the hurricane. He said that the national voluntary organizations active in disaster, can steer people in the religious and non-governmental organizations that help people, at least in 30 districts.
