At least five people have lost their lives due to severe flooding in the state of Texas. In the vicinity of the city Houston and in the city of Beaumont in Jefferson County, three men in their cars had been surprised by the water masses and drowned, reported the station NBC, citing the police.
In addition, a 19-year-old died of electric shock when he tried to bring a horse to safety. The body of another man was found in a ditch, so he was apparently drowned.
The flooding was caused by tropical storm "Imelda", which had hit parts of Texas with heavy winds and heavy rains. In some places, the water was almost five meters high, it said. Governor Greg Abbott had declared a state of emergency because of the storm on Thursday in several coastal districts of the state.
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Many residents fled their homes and arrived in shelters, many streets were flooded. In addition, near Houston, a bridge over the San Jacinto River had to be closed because several barges had been torn loose from their berths and some of the ships bumped against the pillars.
"Imelda" hit some parts of the state that had suffered heavily from hurricane "Harvey" two years ago. Because of "Harvey" then countless people lost their belongings in Houston, the damage was estimated up to 180 billion dollars.
