Thousands Lose Power, Transit Shut as Rains Inundate Houston
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More than 100,000 customers lost power and Houston’s airports canceled hundreds of flights as a line of thunderstorms dropped more than 15 inches rain across parts of southeastern Texas. Houston and Harris County officials encouraged residents to stay in their homes.
“For northwest Harris County, this is going to be a historic event,” Francisco Sanchez, the county’s homeland security and emergency management liaison, said by phone Monday. “For some of those neighborhoods, it will be a couple of days before they can get that water out of the way.”