Stare de dezastru în 54 de regiuni din Texas, după uraganul Harvey

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Hurricane Harvey Slams Into Texas Gulf Coast
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În 54 de regiuni din Texas a fost declarată stare de dezastru. Pe 250 de şosele şi autostrăzi nu se poate circula, cele mai mari aeroporturi din Houston au fost închise şi în multe zone ale oraşului oamenii nu mai pot merge decât cu bărcile. Sunt cel puţin cinci decese cauzate de vremea extremă şi zeci de mii de oameni evacuaţi. Iar prăpădul nu se opreşte aici pentru că meteorologii anunţă că urmează precipitaţii istorice.


Aşa arată acum Houston, un oraş cu o populaţie de peste 2 milioane de locuitori, cam cât Bucureştiul. Străzi acoperite de apă, case inundate, bărci care au luat locul maşinilor pentru deplasările prin localitate. Cartiere întregi sunt complet acoperite de ape.

Rosa Flores - corespondent CNN: Priviţi în jurul meu. Merg prin centrul oraşului Houston şi puteţi vedea că sunt înconjurată de apă.

Autorităţile spun că problemele abia acum încep.

Greg Abbott - guvernatorul statului Texas: Texanii trebuie să fie pregătiţi pentru mai multe ploi, ocazional ploi foarte puternice. Cel mai probabil, vor fi precipitaţii istorice, dacă nu unele care vor depăşi recordurile.

Statul Texas şi-a mobilizat toate forţele disponibile şi va primi ajutor şi ajutor din partea guvernului federal.

Greg Abbott - guvernatorul statului Texas: Am activat 3.000 de militari ai gărzilor naţionale şi statale. Aceştia au la dispoziţie 500 de vehicule, 6 adăposturi şi 14 aeronave.

O fotografie cu un azil de bătrâni inundat şi cu mai multe persoane care stăteau neputincioase în apă a scandalizat opinia publică. Vârstnicii au fost evacuaţi până la urmă cu elicopterul, la câteva ore după ce imaginea a devenit virală pe Twitter.

Reclasificat drept furtună tropicală, Harvey ar putea provoca pagube de miliarde de dolari. Se adaugă aici, în afara caselor şi maşinilor distruse, şi pierderile provocate de întreruperea activităţii petroliere din Golful Mexicului, întreruperea electricităţii în 300 de mii de case şi anularea a mii de curse aeriene.

Iată și o galerie foto cu imagini © Guliver/Getty Images care arată urmările uraganului în Houston și Rockport (clic pe prima imagine pentru a le vedea pe toate celelalte):

Epic Flooding Inundates Houston After Hurricane Harvey
Epic Flooding Inundates Houston After Hurricane Harvey

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Epic Flooding Inundates Houston After Hurricane Harvey
HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | Poza 2 din 15
HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: People use a truck to evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | Poza 3 din 15
HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: People use a truck to evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: Residents navigate a flooded street that has been inundated with water from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in areas of Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) | Poza 4 din 15
HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: Residents navigate a flooded street that has been inundated with water from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in areas of Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: Mari Zertuche walks through a flooded parking lot on the campus of Rice University afer it was inundated with water from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in areas of Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) | Poza 5 din 15
HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: Mari Zertuche walks through a flooded parking lot on the campus of Rice University afer it was inundated with water from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in areas of Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
ROCKPORT, TX - AUGUST 26: Steve Culver cries with his dog Otis as he talks about what he said was the, "most terrifying event in his life," when Hurricane Harvey blew in and destroyed most of his home while he and his wife took shelter there on August 26, 2017 in Rockport, Texas. Harvey made landfall shortly after 11 p.m. Friday, just north of Port Aransas as a Category 4 storm and is being reported as the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Wilma in 2005. Forecasts call for as much as 30 inches of rain to fall in the next few days (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | Poza 6 din 15
ROCKPORT, TX - AUGUST 26: Steve Culver cries with his dog Otis as he talks about what he said was the, "most terrifying event in his life," when Hurricane Harvey blew in and destroyed most of his home while he and his wife took shelter there on August 26, 2017 in Rockport, Texas. Harvey made landfall shortly after 11 p.m. Friday, just north of Port Aransas as a Category 4 storm and is being reported as the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Wilma in 2005. Forecasts call for as much as 30 inches of rain to fall in the next few days (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: A resident walks down a flooded street in the upscale River Oaks neighborhood after it was inundated with water from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) | Poza 7 din 15
HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: A resident walks down a flooded street in the upscale River Oaks neighborhood after it was inundated with water from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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ROCKPORT, TX - AUGUST 26: Donna Raney makes her way out of the wreckage of her home as Daisy Graham tells her she will help her out of the window after Hurricane Harvey destroyed the apartment on August 26, 2017 in Rockport, Texas. Donna was hiding in the shower after the roof blew off and the walls of her home caved in by the winds of Hurricane Harvey. Harvey made landfall shortly after 11 p.m. Friday, just north of Port Aransas as a Category 4 storm and is being reported as the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Wilma in 2005. Forecasts call for as much as 30 inches of rain to fall by next Wednesday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | Poza 9 din 15
ROCKPORT, TX - AUGUST 26: Donna Raney makes her way out of the wreckage of her home as Daisy Graham tells her she will help her out of the window after Hurricane Harvey destroyed the apartment on August 26, 2017 in Rockport, Texas. Donna was hiding in the shower after the roof blew off and the walls of her home caved in by the winds of Hurricane Harvey. Harvey made landfall shortly after 11 p.m. Friday, just north of Port Aransas as a Category 4 storm and is being reported as the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Wilma in 2005. Forecasts call for as much as 30 inches of rain to fall by next Wednesday. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
ROCKPORT, TX - AUGUST 26: Boats are seen tossed around after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 26, 2017 in Rockport, Texas. Harvey made landfall shortly after 11 p.m. Friday, just north of Port Aransas as a Category 4 storm and is being reported as the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Wilma in 2005. Forecasts call for as much as 30 inches of rain to fall in the next few days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | Poza 10 din 15
ROCKPORT, TX - AUGUST 26: Boats are seen tossed around after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 26, 2017 in Rockport, Texas. Harvey made landfall shortly after 11 p.m. Friday, just north of Port Aransas as a Category 4 storm and is being reported as the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Wilma in 2005. Forecasts call for as much as 30 inches of rain to fall in the next few days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
ROCKPORT, TX - AUGUST 27: Robert Grant and Rocky from the Texas Task Force 2 search and rescue team work through a destroyed apartment complex trying to find anyone that still may be in the apartment complex after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 27, 2017 in Rockport, Texas. Harvey made landfall shortly after 11 p.m. Friday, just north of Port Aransas as a Category 4 storm and is being reported as the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Wilma in 2005. Forecasts call for as much as 30 inches of rain to fall in the next few days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | Poza 11 din 15
ROCKPORT, TX - AUGUST 27: Robert Grant and Rocky from the Texas Task Force 2 search and rescue team work through a destroyed apartment complex trying to find anyone that still may be in the apartment complex after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 27, 2017 in Rockport, Texas. Harvey made landfall shortly after 11 p.m. Friday, just north of Port Aransas as a Category 4 storm and is being reported as the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Wilma in 2005. Forecasts call for as much as 30 inches of rain to fall in the next few days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: A Jetski is used to help people evacuate homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | Poza 14 din 15
HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: A Jetski is used to help people evacuate homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: Naomi Coto carries Simba on her shoulders as they evacuate their home after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | Poza 15 din 15
HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: Naomi Coto carries Simba on her shoulders as they evacuate their home after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Marți, preşedintele Donald Trump va merge în Texas ca să vadă cât de mare dezastrul. Cele mai mari probleme par a fi în oraşul Houston, cel mai mare din Texas, şi în zonele din jur.

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