Amid the destruction currently being wrought by Harvey, which was formerly a hurricane—now a tropical storm—a live television broadcast captured people being rescued from flood waters.
Flooding in Houston, Texas, and other surrounding areas forced people to leave their homes. Despite warnings, some left their homes and waded out in waist deep water to search for safety, Fox4 reported.
“Non-life-threatening water inside home is safer than going outside. Difficult & scary, but we'll get to you. Pls shelter in place. Be safe,” the Harris County Sheriff’s Office tweeted Saturday.
And the U.S. Coast Guard Heartland tweeted: “If in flooding situation, #USCG says: stay calm, do not go into attic-rescuers from air can’t see you, get to high ground, mark roof.”
