Two dogs who were left behind by their owners have been rescued, according a CNN reporter who originally spotted the dogs stranded on a boat, Fox2Now reported.
Ed Lavandera posted the original photo of the dogs, Frankie and Bear, on Monday.
“Sadly a family had to evacuate their flooded neighborhood in Dickinson, Texas without their dogs. Hope they’re ok,” Lavandera wrote in the post.
“I think the people have every intention of coming back to get the dogs. Food was left behind and I suspect it had to be a tough choice and that they will come back for them as soon as they can,” he added.
Lavandera then posted another photo on Tuesday showing the dogs alive and well on a rescue boat.
“A combination of volunteer rescuers and friends pitched in to save the day. They’re being cared for and the owners will reconnect them at some point,” Lavandera wrote in a note with his post.
President Donald Trump arrived in Texas on Tuesday to survey the damage of Tropical Storm Harvey, the biggest natural disaster of his tenure, as record-setting rainfall lashed Houston and tens of thousands of people fled flooded homes.
The slow-moving storm has brought catastrophic flooding to Texas, killing at least 11 people and paralyzing Houston, the fourth most populous U.S. city. City officials were preparing to shelter up to 19,000 people, with thousands more expected to flee the area as the flooding entered its fourth day.
A wide swath of Houston and its surrounding suburbs were under water and forecasters warned the rain would continue through Thursday, stressing the dams and drainage systems that protect the low-lying U.S. energy hub.
