Hurricane Harvey devastated southeast Texas last year and residents are still dealing with the aftermath. Harvey had catastrophic amounts of rainfall which caused severe flooding and because of this some residents are still dealing with this issue 8 months later. Harvey was one of the costliest hurricanes to hit Texas costing billions of dollars in damage. Some Texans are still with ought homes and basic utilities for living, looking for local and state governments for help. Millions of dollars have been given to the state of Texas for recovery efforts, but with so many without homes and jobs it might not be enough. The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey is still affecting thousands of Texans and many are still wondering when they are getting help. …show more content…
Local governments want the state to tap into the rainy-day fund, which has over $9 billion stores away. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said with ought more help from the state, Houston will be forced to raise property taxes for a whole year. Governor Abbot said he gave Houston $100 million for recovery efforts. Turner said the damage done by the storm exceed $100 million granted by Abbot, the damages exceeded this by $10 million. If the state government is going to tap into the rainy-day fund it will not be until the next legislative session, which will be late …show more content…
Since August 31, 2017, more than 30,000 people took refuge in more than 220 Red Cross shelters in Texas. FEMA has also sent more than 50,000 medical supplies to the affected areas and almost 2 million meals to those who sought refuge. There are plenty of other Federal agencies are helping in recovery efforts like American Red Cross, U.S Coast Guard and Department of Defense, these are just a couple of many. FEMA has stated that it is preparing for years of long recovery from Harvey. The relief funds might not be sufficient and might need a budget increase from congress, for all those being helped there are a few who “fell through the cracks.” According to The Washington Post, “the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Episcopal Health Foundation conducted the survey between Oct. 17 and Nov. 20, using cellphones and land lines to obtain responses from 1,635 randomly selected adults from 24 Texas counties affected by Harvey.” Roughly 4 out of 10 survivors applied for assistance and only 26% of them received help. That means 33% of them got denied and the have no idea why. FEMA would not give than a reason as to why they were denied assistance and where just left in the dust. 6 out of 10 said they were not given instructions on how to revise their applications either. FEMA have already responded to this saying all applicants denied for assistance are always given a reason why. Leaving many unanswered
The trauma of July 7, 2016 has forever impacted the lives of many North Texans like myself. Had that been a school night, I could have easily been nursing a bullet wound or lying in a casket today. The most
Hurricane Harvey is located in Houston, Texas. It was the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005, ending a record 12- years period with no major hurricanes making landfall in the country. The sprawling and soaked Houston metro area and other deluge towns in southeast Texas braced for devastating floods and pummeling rainfall on Sunday as tropical storm Harvey stalled over land and drenched dogged searchers and anxious residents. Houston, Texas has set up shelters for people to stay out of the weather with good food, clean and fresh water, and dry, clean clothes. It is getting bigger and it has been confirmed that there will be more flooding close by to that area.
In 2003, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was rolled into the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. FEMA’s responsibilities are to prepare, protect, respond, and recover from diminish all hazards. There was a mass coverage about the failure for FEMA to act immediately to Katrina, but once they were able to get things organized such as giving food and water, and setting up the tent and shelters communities can be strong and move on.
The Coast Guard, for instance, rescued some 34,000 people in New Orleans alone, and many ordinary citizens commandeered boats, offered food and shelter, and did whatever else they could to help their neighbors. Yet the government–particularly the federal government–seemed unprepared for the disaster. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) took days to establish operations in New Orleans, and even then did not seem to have a sound plan of action. Officials, even including President George W. Bush, seemed unaware of just how bad things were in New Orleans and elsewhere: how many people were stranded or missing; how many homes and businesses had been damaged; how much food, water and aid was needed. Katrina had left in her wake what one reporter called a “total disaster zone” where people were “getting absolutely
Katrina is the costliest U.S hurricane, with estimated damage over $81 billion and costs over $160 billion.” The people that were affected the most was the poor people, children, the sick, and the elderly. Most of New Orleans was underwater; it was going to take a long time for the city to come back from this. “The The rescue and recovery efforts following Katrina became highly politicized, with federal, state and local officials pointing fingers at one another.” People didn’t get the proper warnings to evacuate. After the hurricane “Government officials have sought to learn from the tragedy and implement better environmental, communications and evacuation policies.” Ten years after the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina the city is still dealing with still trying to recover. The have lost a lot when the hurricane hit and it affected them financially, because of the popular areas that are in New Orleans. In all, almost everyone that evacuate from New Orleans fled to Houston which led to the population to grow, but also those that came to Houston had a different feeling about things. Houston has also had its fair shares has had 27 disasters- eight hurricanes, eight floods, six severe storms, three
Harvey resulted in over eighty fatalities and over 150 billion dollars in damages. Several factors were to blame for this immense destruction. Varying weather patterns throughout the storm, the city structure of Houston, Texas, and no mandatory evacuation caused this devastation. In my opinion, people need to respect the natural land structure and ocean life, such as coral reefs. These structures play an important role in preserving our environment during natural disasters. People also need to take warnings seriously, such as the instance in which the Texas governor addressed the citizens in Houston to
Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating natural disasters to happen in the United States. The storm resulted in more then US$100 billion in damage when the cities flood protection broke and 80% of the city was flooded (1). The protection failure was not the only cause for the massive flooding, the hurricanes clockwise rotation pulled water from north of New Orleans into the city. 330,000 homes were destroyed and 400,000 people from New Orleans were displaced, along with 13,00 killed (1). Although the population quickly recovered, the rate of recovery slowed down as the years went on leading us to believe not everyone
Hurricane Katrina left a devastating scar on the citizens of the southern coast of the U.S., especially New Orleans, Louisiana. The category 5 hurricane was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the most deadly. Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29th, 2005 and after that day, 66,000 people were displaced from their homes. Of those who decided to ride out the storm with hopes of success and survival as they had experienced with other storms, they were found on their rooftops, in their attics, hoping for boat or helicopter rescue, relying on others for help to survive. The storm had reached 28,000 square feet inward to Louisiana, which was 60 percent of the state. 1,100 Louisianans lost their lives, and 200,000 were displaced and/or lost their homes (Davis 8). It was a devastating time of despair and suffering. People were put through experiences that would scar them for a long time. While preparing for evacuation, people left most of their belongings at home to flee to a safer city or to find shelter in the Superdome and Convention Center. Some even decided to remain in their boarded up homes. After the hurricane had past, a few hours went by and a levee located near the Mississippi River canal broke leaving New Orleans flooded (Delisi). After the disaster, the state and federal governments were pointing fingers at each other as to who was to blame for the poorly planned evacuation and rescue efforts for the victims. The state government promised to help evacuate those who could not transport themselves. Citizens were told to go to the Superdome and convention center for evacuation, but the supplies needed for survi...
The United States suffered a great loss, but it did not stay down. The Galveston Hurricane the first known case of a big catastrophe. It was a horrible calamity, but also a chance to learn from our mistakes. That is exactly what Americans did, they took matters into their own hands and decided that something like this would not affect them the same way it did. Instead they would put up a fight and more than a century later we have been able to maintain control during harsh times. It was predicted by professionals that the city of Galveston would never be rebuilt from the hurricane. It was suggested to leave everything behind and to abandoned the city. Rather than abandoning the city, the citizens of Galveston saw this as an opportunity not just to fix, but to remake the city and reform its government. Thus, trying to make Galveston less vulnerable to future storms and flooding. Therefore, a seawall was started in construction and the raising of the city by as much as twenty feet above its previous elevation. For the locals, it was all about learning from what they did wrong the first time and not allowing the same mistakes to happen again. Years shortly a storm hit Galveston, similar to the previous hurricane and it turned it out with no deaths. Many believed that the city was too far north and that a hurricane would not reach or form. Soon after, they knew to take the threat of hurricanes very seriously and to be prepared to evacuate. Building a 17-foot sea wall along three miles of oceanfront gave the population a bit of hope that they would be fine. The locals now knew that they were not immune to hurricanes and the best solution to deal with a hurricane is to evacuate, plain and simple. The most important lesson that was not followed was obeying and realizing the warnings given during hurricane Galveston. Two thirds of the corpses were of women and children, due to those in control at home
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina brought a death toll in the thousands and millions of dollars in damage. It was a severe storm “with winds in excess of 150 miles per hour [that] caused 20-foot-high waves to pound the coastlines of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi” (Dass-Brailsford 24). Other than the rescue missions, the city was also concerned with clean up efforts and restoring basic service to residents, which was a huge challenge to the city government. On the other hand, different voices from residents are also caused city government moving slow in decision-making and implementation of the recovery plans. Some progress on recovery plan has been made, but the city is struggling with the slow planning process, the lack of skilled workers, and the low number of returning residents.
Hurricane Camille was one of the worst hurricanes to ever affect Mississippi and the United States. This hurricane began to cause damage as soon as it made landfall on the Gulf Coast, and continued to wreak havoc on the United States until it headed back to sea. Camille continues to live in the minds of those who were in the hurricane or affected by the hurricane. Hurricane Camille will always be remembered as one of the worst hurricanes to ever make landfall in the United states not only because of its effect on the Mississippi Gulf Coast but also because of its effect inland and on the environment. Hurricane Camille made its landfall on August 17 (Cox 44) close to Waveland, Mississippi (Beven, Kieper, and Landsea).
Did you know that Hurricane Harvey cleanup could cost about 180 billion dollars? Do you also know that Harvey was one of the worst hurricanes in history? Not only was it the worst in history but the death toll shot up like a bullet. This paper should teach you about the flooding,death toll, and, cleanup if Hurricane Harvey.
The lack of response dates back to the merger of FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was formed in 2002 “in response to the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001”(Adamski, p4). The function of DHS is to provide a “unified defense structure against the threat of terrorism and other potential hazards” (Adamski, p4(Homeland Security Act of 2002)). In 2003 the Bush administration reformed FEMA and it was moved under the umbrella of the DHS. With that, the merger changed the mission of FEMA, from its primary focus of disaster response to counter terrorism. Removing FEMA from an independent agency which handled disaster response, and merge with DHS which responded to counter terrorism, according to Adamski, the merge sparked concerns that the coverage of natural disasters would...
On early morning of August 29th, 2005 on the Gulf Shore near New Orleans, a devastating hurricane struck. It wrecked havoc, demolishing anything in its path. Leaving nothing but mounds of trash. The surviving people were forced to leave due to massive flooding and the destruction of their homes. New Orleans was not the only place hit by Katrina but it was one of the areas that was hit the hardest. Millions of people were affected by this tragedy and the cost range was up in the billions. Crime rates went up, no one had a place to stay and water was polluted. The damage done by Katrina affected New Orleans and the other areas hit years after it struck. Restoration for the areas hit was going to need support from all of America and support groups across the country. No one was ready for this tragedy or could ever predict the horrible outcome.
Recovery can take years depending on how bad the hurricane was. Businesses can be damaged beyond repair. States have to spend billions of dollars recovering from bad hurricanes like Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy. Homes are destroyed and have to be rebuilt, which takes a long time for families that have been displaced. Lives are lost, making it very hard for family members to deal with the loss of their loved ones. Some families may never see their child again, not knowing their fate. People living through hurricanes go through tremendously stressing psychological