Beryl’s trip through the US state was anything but a courtesy visit: A 74-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man have died after a tree fell on their homes, according to police. Both incidents occurred in Harris County 2.7 million households are without power, according to the website PowerOutage. Thousands of flights have been canceled in Houston and other cities. At the same time, the ports of Corpus Christi, Houston, Galveston, Freeport and Texas City have been closed. At Galveston Bay, the Gulf of Mexico rushed ashore with waves of up to 16.7 metres. At the same time, the rainfall has caused flooding in several places. A man stands on his balcony after Beryl hit Galveston, Texas. Photo: Elizabeth Conley / AP Barricaded windows in Matagorda, Texas. The houses are still standing after Beryl. Photo: Kaylee Greenlee Beal / Reuters Flag destroyed by the wind in Matagorda, Texas. Photo: Eric Gay / AP A flooded highway in Houston, Texas. Photo: BRANDON BELL / AFP A tree has fallen outside a residence in Bay City, Texas Photo: Eric Gay / AP Streets are flooded, trees and power lines have fallen, and several houses have been destroyed. Heavy rainfall In the state’s capital, Houston, there has been more rainfall in less than 24 hours than it usually does during the whole of July. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), more than 100 mm of rain has been measured on Monday. Your browser does not support embedding external content Houston Mayor John Whitmire has asked people to stay indoors. – Please, don’t put our emergency services in further danger, he says during a press briefing. Beryl is located 90 kilometers from Houston on Monday evening, and is moving northeast towards Louisiana and Arkansas. It is expected that it will cross the borders on the night of Tuesday, and decrease in strength. On Monday evening, the wind strength has decreased to 28 meters per second. The roof of the building has been demolished by the hurricane. Photo: Flag destroyed by the wind in Matagorda, Texas. / AP However, the danger is far from over, warns Acting Governor Dan Patrick. There is a persistent risk of flooding over large parts of the state. – Houston has received the brunt of the wind and rain, but this is not a one-day event. As the storm moves north, they will also receive heavy rainfall, he tells The Weather Channel. – All the rain that has ended up in the rivers must at one point or another get out to the Gulf of Mexico again. Millions without electricity At the same time, almost 3 million households are still without electricity. It can become very dangerous due to heat and high humidity. Destroyed garage of a family in El Campo, Texas. Photo: The roof of the building has been destroyed by the hurricane. / Reuters In East Texas, the temperature will be well above 32 degrees Celsius. However, high humidity drives the heat index up to close to 40 degrees, writes CNN. According to the channel, heat is the biggest weather threat in the USA. Tornado warnings have also been issued in both Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, according to the Storm Prediction Centre. The NWS reports that Beryl has spawned at least three tornadoes moving along the Louisiana border. In the Caribbean, the storm killed at least 11 people. Published 08.07.2024, at 23.42 Updated 08.07.2024, at 23.52
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