A family of six drowned inside a van while they tried to escape Hurricane Harvey’s floods in Texas, KHOU-TV reported.
The report stated that the family tried to escape in a white van, relatives told KHOU, which noted that it’s the deadliest Harvey-related incident so far.
The victims include four children under the age of 16 and their grandparents. The driver of the vehicle, identified as the great-uncle, managed to escape.
The van was going down Green River Road in Greens Bayou when floods inundated it. The van was swept in a current.
Interstate highway 45 is submerged from the effects of Hurricane Harvey seen during widespread flooding in Houston, Texas, U.S. on Aug. 27, 2017. REUTERS/Richard Carson
