A photo of soldiers resting at a Texas high school has gone viral, with many people hailing the soldiers as heroes.
“Thanks Katy High School for housing these heroes!” Fort Bend County Sherriff’s Office said in a message accompanying the photo on Facebook.
The soldiers are seen sleeping amid rows of red lockers at Katy High School, which is located in an area hard hit by the hurricane.
The school opened its doors on Thursday night to soldiers working on relief efforts.
“Inside of Katy High....these are the real heroes. Thank You for all that you do.” the school football team wrote on Twitter.
The image has been shared on Twitter and Facebook thousands of times, with people leaving hundreds of heartfelt comments.
“God Bless You and your families, who really know and understand the depth of your commitment to our country. Sleep well and be safe. Thanks,” wrote one person on Twitter.
USA Today posted a video of the Army Humvees arriving in Katy, Texas, on Thursday.
They were also seen filling up a gas tanker at a local gas station.
Despite all the love the photo received, some people chose to criticize the school for posting the photo.
“Despite everything positive going on, a few outlets have taken the opportunity to bash Katy HS for soldiers sleeping in the hallway,” the Katy Football team wrote on Twitter. “National Guard has beds and cots...and by CHOICE several went into the hallway. So to diffuse the situation, we’re removing the pic.”
One Week After Landfall
A week after Hurricane Harvey came ashore in Texas, rescuers pressed their marathon search for survivors on Friday in large pockets of land that remained flooded by one of the costliest natural disasters to hit the United States.
The storm has displaced more than 1 million people with 44 feared dead from the flooding that paralyzed Houston, swelled river levels to record highs, and knocked out the drinking water supply in Beaumont, Texas, a city of about 120,000 people.
Chemical maker Arkema SA and public health officials warned of the risk of more explosions and fires at a plant owned by the company. Blasts had rocked the facility, about 25 miles east of Houston and the company zoned off inside a 1.5-mile exclusion zone, on Thursday after it was engulfed by floodwater.
