This is the flooded home of the couple on the right. With the help of her brother and sister-in-law on the left, they have been working for days as they recover from Harvey.
Like a lot of people in Houston, even with severe loses and being very tired, their spirits are upbeat — check out the smiling faces.
For days, cars of people coming to help those flooded have been parked along each side of the street.
We attended Jill’s church Sunday morning, and it was obvious many were taking a break from a week loses and being of service. Everyone has stories to share. Some homes were not only flooded, but they are also collapsing because of sandy sub-soil. Kingwood high school will be closed for the school year because of structural damage making the buildings unsafe.
This is where Jill’s street ends. Beyond the barricades, there is an eight-foot drop into the surrounding forest, not enough to stop the waters as they continued to rise for at least another six feet.
This is looking from the end of the street where the barricades are, up to where the street begins to level off. The waters stopped just before reaching the top street elevation, which is where Jill lives.
These images are representative of the devastation much of southeast Texas has experienced since Harvey ran amok in Texas. People of the Gulf Coast use to unsettling nature of storms coming inland off the coast, but Harvey will be one that will be remembered for generations. Maybe it’s time to start taking lessons from the Dutch, but then, I’ve heard that before.
— kenne
Images by kenne (September 3, 2017)
Bayous over banks
Rivers filling man-made lakes
Gaters in back yards
The rain has moved on
Texans help one another
Trash along curb sides.
Bodies over worked
Unaccustomed to the smell
Nightmares when you rest.
A new birth of sun
People sharing their stories
Helps lift the spirits.
— kenne
So sweet when people are there for others!