Hurricane Hanna unleashed in South Texas and Mexico this weekend, leaving floods, damages to properties in Texas, missing and deaths in Mexico.
Death and Missing Reports in Mexico
A body of a 7-year old girl and her mother were found in Saltillo on Monday after their van ran out of gas and dragged them to a tributary, sweeping them away by the current. Other family members were able to escape, including the 11-year-old daughter, who managed to cling to branches to survive.
Reynosa, a town located at the border in Mexico, reported deaths and floods. Patients of an obstetrics hospital in Reynosa had to be moved from emergency rooms and recovery rooms as floodwaters rushed in. The hospital staff pumped floodwaters out of the hospital.
The floods trapped some families in their homes in Reynosa. According to a local newspaper, the waves swept away three youngsters in Reynosa's Paseo neighborhood.
The Monterrey-Reynosa Highway was also flooded, with several cars stranded.
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Storm Surge and Flooding in Mexico
As of Sunday, 240,000 locations had power outages. As of Monday morning, only 60,000 remained without power. AEP, Texas, the utility provider said that restoring the power was complicated by severe flooding.
On Saturday evening, Hanna made its landfall on the south off Corpus Christi. Rainfall measured 15 inches, which caused extensive flooding and beach erosion. Hanna smashed boats in Corpus Christi marina. Three people were trapped in the sinking ship.
Hanna also caused minor damage to the Texas State Aquarium. A local tourist destination, the Bob Hall Pier, was too damaged for the first time after 37 years.
Strong winds blew off shingles of homes and roofs of some boat storage facilities in Port Mansfield. A sea-level rise of more than 6 feet was reported in North Padre Island. In Sargent, storm surge dumped debris on the beach.
Disaster Amid COVID-19
Federal Emergency Management Agency and President Trump approved the state's request from emergency disaster relief, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced.
Since last week, the state has braced for the impact of this typhoon. Hospitals in the area were near-capacity with coronavirus patients. According to Houston's deputy director for emergency management,
this Hurricane was a test for the state's capacity while trying to limit the coronavirus from spreading.
Texas has become one of the significant coronavirus hotspots in the country. Although the state is not new to disasters, hurricane preparations now included social distancing, wearing of face masks, and contactless fever checks, to name a few.
Chief W. Nim Kidd of the Texas Division of Emergency Management converted Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio as a reception center for people fleeing their homes. However, the officials clarified that the arena is not the shelter but the receiving area where evacuees are given vouchers to stay at hotels in the area.
In California, officials admit that the pandemic has affected their wildlife preparations. Among those is that fewer inmates are available to assist because of infections and quarantines. On the other hand, there is something positive about it, the officials said. A destructive tornado in the business district of Jonesboro Arkansas reported no casualties because businesses were closed, and residents are at their home's comforts.
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