Current location:International Ideals news portal > sport
The government wants to buy their flood
International Ideals news portal2024-05-21 10:41:03【sport】0People have gathered around
IntroductionHOUSTON (AP) — After the floodwaters earlier this month just about swallowed two of the six homes th
HOUSTON (AP) — After the floodwaters earlier this month just about swallowed two of the six homes that 60-year-old Tom Madigan owns on the San Jacinto River, he didn’t think twice about whether to fix them. He hired people to help, and they got to work stripping the walls, pulling up flooring and throwing out water-logged furniture.
What Madigan didn’t know: The Harris County Flood Control District wants to buy his properties as part of an effort to get people out of dangerously flood-prone areas.
Back-to-back storms drenched southeast Texas in late April and early May, causing flash flooding and pushing rivers out of their banks and into low-lying neighborhoods. Officials across the region urged people in vulnerable areas to evacuate.
Like Madigan’s, some places that were inundated along the San Jacinto in Harris County have flooded repeatedly. And for nearly 30 years, the flood control district has been trying to clear out homes around the river by paying property owners to move, then returning the lots to nature.
Address of this article:http://congodemocraticrepublicofthe.adventistmissionjapan.org/article-46f599430.html
Very good!(3211)
Related articles
- NBA playoffs: Edwards leads Wolves to 98
- Proud to Witness China's Development
- Cultivating a Green Farm
- Helping Women Play Greater Roles in Promoting Social Development
- Inquiry slams UK authorities for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal
- Join the Efforts! Federations, Women, Families Contribute to Food Production, Conservation
- Federation's Role in Advancing Children's All
- Pursuing Dream in Vast Fields
- Inquiry slams UK authorities for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal
- Young Conductor Dedicated to Improving Services on China
Popular articles
Recommended
Not so Cool Britannia! Noel Gallagher gives damning verdict on Keir Starmer
Chinese Painting Techniques Inspire Indian Painter
Illuminating Each Child’s Future
Striving for a Better Future
Yu Darvish extends scoreless innings streak to 25 in Padres' 9
Join the Efforts! Federations, Women, Families Contribute to Food Production, Conservation
Party Members Warm People's Hearts with Voluntary Services
Lost in Love Song Melody, Scenery in Kangding
Links
- Alvarez and Singleton hit long homers in the 1st inning to help Astros avoid being swept by Yankees
- McIlroy says he and Adam Scott also involved in Saudi meetings
- Bridgerton actress Nicola Coughlan stuns in an all
- A Florida man is recovering after a shark attack at a Bahamas marina
- Trump is limited in what he can say about his court case. His GOP allies are showing up to help
- Elizabeth Taylor documentary with never
- Life after Florida Georgia Line: Brian Kelley is ready to reintroduce himself with new solo album
- McIlroy says he and Adam Scott also involved in Saudi meetings
- Virginia judge to decide whether state law considers embryos as property
- 2 climbers reported missing on California's Mount Whitney are found dead