Hurricane Harvey has affected approximately 100,000 homes, according to Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert.
The White House will be asking Congress for emergency funds to fix or rebuild the homes of those affected by the disaster, Bossert said, according to BBC.
The vast majority of the people hit hardest by the hurricane do not have flood insurance, the Washington Post reported. About 80 percent of the people were not insured for floods when the storm struck, spelling financial disaster for many.
People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Tex., on Aug. 28, 2017. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
