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DISASTERS: FLOODS :
UNITED STATES: STATES: TEXAS :
ENVIRONMENT: GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE:
Texas Flood Victim:
'It Turned the Living Room into a Gigantic Washing Machine'
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Texas Flood Victim:
'It Turned the Living Room into a Gigantic Washing Machine'
By Holly Yan, Catherine E. Shoichet and Dave Alsup
CNN
Updated 11:05 PM ET, Thursday May 28, 2015
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/28/us/severe-weather/
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(CNN)The ferocious Blanco River surged into the Perez family's vacation
home, blowing the door off its frame.
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"Oh no!" Sarah Perez cried from the second floor.
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The torrent of brown water filled the Texas house, creating a whirlpool of
chairs and tables.
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"It turned the living room into a gigantic washing machine," Ernie Perez
said.
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His wife wondered aloud whether she should call 911.
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"911 is not going to be able to get to us," he replied.
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Fortunately for the Perez family, firefighters were already in that part
of Wimberley, Texas, to check on an elderly neighbor.
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"We see flashing lights in the distance. We saw a fire crew with two
trucks and a boat," Ernie Perez said. "My brother whistles and gets their
attention."
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The rescue Saturday night was like a movie, he said, with boats, lines and
emergency workers ferrying his family into the dark.
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The Perez family managed to survive, but many did not.
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At least 37 people have died in the severe weather over the past five
days, from either tornadoes or flooding brought on by epic rainfall. Those
deaths include 17 in Texas, 14 in northern Mexico and six in Oklahoma.
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Nine people remain missing in Texas.
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Houston, one of the hardest-hit cities in the flooding, could see more
storms for at least the next five days, the National Weather Service said.
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What's worse: Areas farther north, including Dallas, could get another 2
to 4 inches of rain through Sunday, and parts of eastern Oklahoma will get
deluged with 4 to 6 inches of rain. That means runoff could rush
downstream to Houston, inundating parts of the city once again.
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Southwest of Houston, officials in Wharton, Texas, called for a voluntary
evacuation on the western side of the city Wednesday as forecasters warned
that the Colorado River was likely to rise above flood stage by Thursday.
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Many homes on Wharton's west side are already flooded with up to 3 feet of
water, the National Weather Service said.
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In Parker County, west of Fort Worth, authorities issued a voluntary
evacuation order for 250 homes along the Brazos River, which is expected
to crest 3 feet above flood stage in the coming days.
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