Combined damages from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma could cost the U.S. economy as much as $290 billion, according to a new forecast.
HOUSTON, TX (WOLO) – Search-and-rescue operations continue in southeast Texas as people struggle to return to some kind of normalcy. There have been 47 confirmed deaths and officials fear that number could rise. Categories: National News, News Tags: harvey
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The first round of relief from Joint Base Charleston has been flown to aid recovery efforts in Southeast Texas.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Columbia mayor Steve Benjamin said Tuesday the city is working on plans to provide relief to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Southeast Texas. Mayor Benjamin released this statement: Looking at the pictures and videos coming out of Southeast Texas this week, we know what these families and communities feel because we’ve been through it. We want…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOLO) – The U.S. Department of Labor has approved an initial $10 million grant to help with cleanup and recovery efforts in Texas. “The American workforce—along with our volunteers and first responders—is the greatest in the world,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta. “Together, we will recover and rebuild Southeast Texas. The Department of Labor is here…
With more than 25 inches of rain dropped on Houston from Hurricane Harvery, and 25 inches more to come by Saturday, an estimated 8,000 people were in Houston shelters Monday night. For the Houston Texans, life has changed dramatically in the past 48 hours.
Columbia, SC (WOLO)– The devastating scenes in Houston bring a rush of painful memories for many in the Midlands who lived through the October 2015 floods. “It was heart-wrenching, it was devastating…” Dionne Brown said. Brown has lived in her house since 1996 and when the images of the floods in Texas started flooding in, her heart broke….
As the federal government considers how best to help Texas recover from Hurricane Harvey, Rep. Pete King, whose home state of New York was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy in 2013, reminded his Lone Star State colleagues that some of them voted against a $51-billion aid package that year.
