Gov. Abbott: Water Will Stay High For Days (After 2nd Record Flood In Less Than 1 Year)
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said swollen rivers will stay high for days after he toured areas inundated by floods that have hit the U.S. South in the past week, killing at least five people and damaging thousands of structures.
Abbott said he was told by officials in the southeast part of Texas that thousands of people have been forced from their homes. Parts of the region may not see flood waters begin to recede for days, he said after the tour that included flying over flooded areas by helicopter.
"I was struck by the size of it," Abbott told reporters from Orange County, near the Louisiana border. "When you're in the air you can see the massive size of it and how wide the water is. Water (is) just covering everything."
Near where Abbott was speaking, Interstate 10, one of the main east-west roadways across the southern part of the United States, has been closed for about two days because of flooding on a section along the Sabine River, which serves as the border between Texas and Louisiana. Abbott said it may take as long as 10 days until the flooded section would be deemed safe for traffic, he said.
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