This event is unprecedented & all impacts are unknown & beyond anything experienced. Follow orders from officials to ensure safety. #Harvey pic.twitter.com/IjpWLey1h8

— National Weather Service (@NWS) August 27, 2017

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The latest hurricane in the south, Hurricane Harvey, has caused substantial flooding in Houston, Texas, with three currently dead and thousands who've lost there homes. So far, over 50 inches of rain has been reported, with more rain fall expected in the area.

Our own beloved reporter, @Chary, was unfortunately caught up in this disaster. We have heard from her, and she is physically fine, but she has unfortunately lost her house and possessions. We will have more information on this as we hear it.

All our thoughts and prayers of the Temp staff are with Chary and those other people caught in the disaster.

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[Cyan]

hello chary,
this morning my first thought was for you.
Did it stop raining?

good luck for today checking your house back.

a thought to other users too, like Katsumi.

 

[the_randomizer]

hello chary,
this morning my first thought was for you.
Did it stop raining?

good luck for today checking your house back.

a thought to other users too, like Katsumi.

Did something happen to Katsumi?

 

[HaloEliteLegend]

Did something happen to Katsumi?

@Katsumi San is also in Houston, I believe, and is likely going through the same thing Chary is. Look at post #67 above.

 

[Deleted User]

Hope everyone down there is safe and holding down well

 

[Jayro]

My heart goes out to you, Chary, and your city. I'm sorry Harvey did this to you. I now hate the name Harvey, and don't want to hear Texas complain about another drought ever again.

 

[Youkai]

Well sorry for all the people but just to remember,
In China there was a big storm too that killed some people ... just to let you know.
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/23/asia/typhoon-hato-hong-kong-macau/index.html

 

[gnmmarechal]

Cannot do anything but wish you the best of luck at this point.

 

[Deleted User]

I have absolutely no words...
The thought of that hurricane causing mass devastation hit me hard, but reading Chary's post and knowing she was caught up in it as well hits me even harder!

I wish the best for all affected and pray that their lives are rebuilt as soon as possible!

 

[Joe88]

Current weather forecasts are not good, at least another 20-25" of rain fall
Harvey will move offshore and strengthen, they even say it may become a hurricane again, and go back directly right over houston
Then will move out of the area by thursday friday

They also had to open water reservoirs which will cause even more flooding in certain areas.

 

[Deleted User]

I'm glad you and your family are safe Chary. You guys are in my prayers.

 

[Pomegrenade]

Dont worry @Chary , were all here for u, stay strong (yo all tempers yall better be emptying your pocket money for her)

 

[shaunj66]

@Chary @Katsumi San and all others affected by the flooding, I'm wishing you all the best and that you and your loved ones recover from this tragedy. Just be thankful you're safe and keep your chin up.

 

[Arras]

What do you even say to something like this? "Fuck" doesn't really begin to cover it. This isn't even the first time either something like this happened either, right? I remember you talking about shit like this before. Although, definitely the first time it hit this hard. At least you're still alive and well, so you can one day look back on this, and the best of luck dealing with whatever happens next.

 

[Chary]

I was totally unprepared for the storm, honestly. The news and neighbors and every resident was pretty chill about the whole thing. No one said flooding of this level would happen until it actually started happening.

I think I even made a joking comment on here about the hurricane not being such a big deal, after the first wave brought hardly any rain to my town. That sure came back to bite me. Eesh.

It's still raining, and from the shelter I'm at, I can actually still see my house. Which is, depressingly, still pretty full of water. And it's still raining heavily. Heck, the rain isn't supposed to stop until the end of the week! It's insane honestly. I don't even think I'll be able to wade through to check my house tomorrow, cuz the water in the street is about as tall as I am.

My mom is talking to a co worker, about potentially staying with them, or renting out one of their properties from a friend, though at what monthly rate, I do not know. It's mostly just speculation at this point. I at least have a place to go and sleep on a real bed, God bless hotels, for a day or two.

 

[DinohScene]

Glad I live in "sunny" Europe I guess?

I've heard something about it from me boyfriend but as I don't watch or read news I just shrugged it off.
Guess I'm wrong.

 

[MiiJack]

@Chary All I can say is be safe, and I hope you will be able to recover everything someday.

 

[DarthDub]

I feel terrible for ignoring this post until now. I'm not even there and yet feel devastated.. I'm glad Chary is okay.

 

[MeAndHax]

Climate change hits were it hurts the most.

 

[Noctosphere]

i hope you will recover your snes @Chary , and most of your game collection
those are surely the most valuable (money and sentimentally) for a gamer

 

[Chary]

i hope you will recover your snes @Chary , and most of your game collection
those are surely the most valuable (money and sentimentally) for a gamer

Yeah. Even more hopefully, maybe some are high enough, (though the water was reaching the shelves as I left) or some good old fashioned rice will help. The loss of all those games hurts, but I think my parents are devastated too. They lost a lot of personal stuff, that really can't ever be replaced.