Hurricane Harvey hits Texas coast

Marine veteran Megan Lowry with the Wounded Veterans of Oklahoma helps to rescue a horse from floodwater after torrential rains pounded Southeast Texas following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey causing widespread flooding on Sept. 2, 2017 in Orange, Texas.

Paul England, Jr. helps Michael Brown, not pictured, search for belongings inside his flooded home, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Harvey, in Port Arthur, Texas, Sept. 2, 2017.

Water logged items sit on a curb in front of a home as people start to rebuild their homes that were inundated with water after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 2, 2017, in Houston.

Joseph Boutte walks through his home damaged by floodwaters in the aftermath of Harvey Sept. 2, 2017, in Houston.

A Harrison County Sheriff gives out a box of MREs and water to Casey Alfred as he begins the process of rebuilding after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 2, 2017, in Houston.

A woman walks out of her home with personal items salvaged from a once flooded house as residents begin the recovery process from Hurricane Harvey on September 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas.

A man cleans salvaged custom cowboy boots at Jesse’s Shoe Repair as residents begin the recovery process from Hurricane Harvey on September 1, 2017 in Houston, Texas.

A bicyclist looks at a truck flipped into floodwater in Port Arthur, Texas on September 1, 2017.

California Air National Guard 129th rescue wing’s Master Sergeant Adam Vanhaaster searches for survivors or possible evacuees as they fly over flooded residential neighborhoods near Lumberton, Texas on Aug. 31, 2017.

Members of the California Air National Guard 129th Rescue Wing, Senior Airmen George McKenzie, far left, and Master Sergeant Adam Vanhaaster, far right, help a man carry his infant with a serious medical condition rush to a hospital as they are stranded in a neighborhood inundated with floodwater in the wake of Tropical Storm Harvey in Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.

A woman and a child along with their family members are rushed to a nearby hospital by California Air National Guardsmen in Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.

A military search and rescue helicopter is refueling mid-flight before resuming nighttime missions over areas flooded in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Harvey in Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.

Katie Estridge, 34, organizes hundreds of soaked family photos on the front lawn of her father’s home in the Fosters Mill area of Kingwood. Ben Wilson, 66, stored thousands of photos and negatives in plastic boxes under his bed. Katie and her husband, Ben Estridge, 32, found the boxes floating, half submerged in flood waters.

Fatima Flores, 12, center, gets her hair done by Shelly Flores, 7, left, and Ashley Flores, 7, as their family take shelter at Max Bowl, a local bowling alley after they were evacuated from their homes in Groves due to rising floodwater caused by Tropical Storm Harvey in Port Arthur, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.

Members of the Olson family remove debris and damaged items from their father’s home in the Twin Oaks Estate after Hurricane Harvey caused widespread flooding in Houston, Texas on August 31, 2017. In Houston, America’s fourth-largest city, some of the 2.3 million residents got relief as the raging waters receded. But in several other towns in the Lone Star State doused by days of torrential rains since Harvey smashed into the US Gulf Coast almost a week ago as a Category Four hurricane, the situation was dire.

Oscar Peru of U.S. Customs and Border Protection searches for flood victims from a helicopter after torrential rains pounded the area following Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on August 31, 2017 near Sugar Land, Texas.

A cow sits in a pasture surrounded by floodwater left in the wake of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on August 31, 2017 near Orange, Texas.

People remove belongings from their home as they evacuate their flooded west Houston home in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, August 31, 2017.

Floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey surround homes in Port Arthur, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017.

Robert Anthony Torres rests in the warehouse of Gallery Furniture, a local furniture store offering shelter to Hurricane Harvey evacuees August 31, 2017 in Houston, Texas.

Frances Breaux cries as she talks about her fears for two close friends who live near the Arkema Inc. chemical plant Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in Crosby, Texas. Breaux said her close friends, an elderly couple that live close to the plant, have not been heard from Thursday. The Houston-area chemical plant that lost power after Harvey engulfed the area in extensive floods was rocked by multiple explosions early Thursday, the plant’s operator said.

Emergency vehicles wait at a roadblock after a chemical plant operated by the Arkema Group had an explosion during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 31, 2017 in Crosby, Texas. Local emergency officials reported two explosions Thursday at a flooded chemical plant in the Texas town of Crosby, its operators Arkema Inc said.

A woman walks down a flooded road during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas.

A family rests in a shelter at a Gallery Furniture store during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas.

Friends reunite in the middle of a flooded intersection as water continues to rise in their neighborhood following Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas.

Evacuees seeking financial help consult with FEMA agents at the Convention Center which is serving as an evacuation shelter after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 30, 2017.

Evacuees wait at Woodrow Wilson Middle School for word about what shelter they will be sent to after they were evacuated from the flooding of Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Port Arthur, Texas.

Members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Louisiana National Guard help rescue with elderly people from the Golden Years Assisted Living home, which was flooded from Tropical Storm Harvey in Orange, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017. The residents and staff were high and dry on the second floor.

Members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries help rescue Mike Henry, right, and his partner Rosemarie Carpenter during flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey in Orange, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017.

A woman paddles down a flooded road while shuttling deliveries for her neighbors during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 30, 2017, in Houston, Texas.

Patrick Tobias seals his phone in a bag after taking a picture of his flooded car, behind, as he stands in floodwater from Tropical Storm Harvey on Aug. 30, 2017, in Kingwood, Texas.

A car gets towed while men walk in the flooded waters of Telephone Road in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 30, 2017.

People wait in line to buy groceries at a Food Town during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas.

HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 30: Residents try to keep their belongings dry while waiting for rescue at an apartment complex after it was inundated with water following Hurricane Harvey on August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain in and around Houston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Scott Olson / Getty Images)

Gillis Leho looks for documents in her car that was covered by floodwaters brought on by Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017. Leho had been planning to evacuate in her car but had to quickly escape from her home with her grandchildren as rising waters rushed in from nearby Buffalo Bayou.

A man tears out carpet from a flood-damaged home after waters receded during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas on August 30, 2017.

Workers begin repairs to a wall that was lost in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Aug. 30, 2017, in Rockport, Texas.

An automobile sits submerged in rising floodwaters from Buffalo Bayou in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, August 30, 2017.

Residents begin to return to their homes in north Houston as flood waters began to recede following Hurricane Harvey August 30, 2017 in Houston, Texas.

Beth Kendrick pauses while sorting through belongings damaged by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey at her parents home, Aug. 30, 2017, in Houston.

Mike Henry, center, lifts his leg onto a boat as members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries helps rescue him during flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey in Orange, Texas, Aug. 30, 2017.

A car is seen submerged after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Crosby, Texas on August 30, 2017. Monster storm Harvey made landfall again Wednesday in Louisiana, evoking painful memories of Hurricane Katrina’s deadly strike 12 years ago, as time was running out in Texas to find survivors in the raging floodwaters.

In this photo provided by Beulah Johnson, evacuees sit in the bleachers at the Bowers Civic Center in Port Arthur, Texas, Aug. 30, 2017, after floodwaters caused by Tropical Storm Harvey inundated the facility overnight. Authorities said it’s not clear where the evacuees will go.

Interstate 69 is covered by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Humble, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)  (David J. Phillip / AP)

People board a Harris County sheriff’s airboat while escaping a flooded neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston.

President Donald Trump listens alongside Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, second from left, and first lady Melania Trump, right, during a firehouse briefing on Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2017. Trump flew into storm-ravaged Texas on Tuesday in a show of solidarity and leadership in the face of the deadly devastation wrought by Harvey — as the battered Gulf Coast braces for even more torrential rain.

President Donald Trump holds the state flag of Texas outside the Annaville Fire House after attending a briefing on Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2017.

People take shelter at the Brown Convention Center Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston. The evacuation center, which is over capacity, has already received more than 9,000 evacuees with more arriving.

Residents wade through floodwaters as they evacuate their homes near the Addicks Reservoir on Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston.

Mark Ocosta and his daughter Aubrey take shelter at the Brown Convention Center Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston.

Water from Addicks Reservoir flows into neighborhoods as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston.

Highways around downtown Houston are empty as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey overflow from the bayous around the city Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston.

Texas Army National Guard members help families rescued from their flooded Pine Forest Village neighborhood Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston.

Texas Army National Guard members Sergio Esquivel, left, and Ernest Barmore carry 81-year-old Ramona Bennett after she and other residents were rescued from their Pine Forest Village neighborhood Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston.

Residents of Twin Oaks Village in Clodine, Texas, including some with pool toys, coordinate to bring most to dry ground Aug. 28, 2017.

Rising floodwaters stranded hundreds of residents of Twin Oaks Village in Clodine, Texas, on Aug. 28, 2017.

Residents of Twin Oaks Village in Clodine, Texas, seek dry ground Aug. 28, 2017.

Barb Davis, 74. is helped to dry land after being rescued from her flooded neighborhood on Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston.

Rescue boats fill a flooded street as flood victims are evacuated Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston.

Volunteers and first responders help flood victims evacuate to shelters as waters rise from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston on Aug. 28, 2017.

Genice Gipson comforts her lifelong friend, Loretta Capistran, outside of Capistran’s apartment complex in Refugio, Texas, on Aug. 28, 2017.

Shardea Harrison looks on at her 3-week-old baby Sarai Harrison being held by Dean Mize as he and Jason Legnon used his airboat to rescue them from their home Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston.

People catch a ride on a construction vehicle down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston, Texas.

People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston.

Joe Garcia carries his dog Heidi from his flooded home as he is rescued from rising floodwaters Aug. 28, 2017, in Spring, Texas.

Dean Mize holds children as he and Jason Legnon use an airboat to rescue people from homes inundated with floodwaters Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston.

A truck driver walks past an abandoned truck while checking the depth of an underpass in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston.

People evacuate a flooded neighborhood in west Houston on Aug. 28, 2017.

Alexendre Jorge evacuates Ethan Colman, 4, from a flooded neighborhood Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston.

Flood victims gather for food at a shelter in the Brown Convention Center in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston.

Flood victims receive food at a shelter in the Brown Convention Center in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston.

Flood victims arrive at a shelter in the Brown Convention Center in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston, Texas.

People wait outside a shelter in the Brown Convention Center in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston.

A submerged car is seen on Interstate 610 North on Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston.

Residents evacuated from Meyerland wait on an Interstate 610 overpass for further help in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston. Hurricane Harvey left a trail of devastation Saturday after the most powerful storm to hit the U.S. mainland in over a decade slammed into Texas, destroying homes, severing power supplies and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee.

A man carries his belonging as he walks through the floodwaters on Telephone Road in Houston on Aug. 27, 2017.

A man helps children across a flooded street as they evacuate their home Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston.