We got out today to resupply and had to take a long round-aboutway tpo get where we were going. Roads are washed out, bridger washed away and a lot of debris from the high water on the roads. As bad as the Houston area got hit, there are a lot worst conditions down the coast and in East Texas than in Houston.
Down the coast, where the storm landed, Corpus Christi, Rockport, Aransas Pass, Victoria have been wiped clean from the high winds and storm surge plus the flooding. East of Houston, the Beaumont, Port Arthur area received more rain than Houston andthe flooding is more severe. Water is still rising and more evacuations are being called for. The entire cities are under water and the rural areas are hit even worst. Beaumont's water system crashed because of the high water shorting out the pumps. They have a very severe shortage of water and are worried about fires as there is no water to fight any fires that break out. ALL roads and highways are under water and nothing can come in or go out of the area because of the damage. They are completely isolated from all but helicopters and boats. It is very hard to get any food etc. into the area.
There is a shortage of fuel down here even though we have the world's largest concentration of refineries in SE Texas. Stock up on fuel now because there will be a shortage nation-wide plus the cost will be going up rapidly. All the refineries, chemical plants, and off shore and on shore oil fields have been shut down. Whenever a refinery shuts down, it take weeks or months to fire up and began producing again. Chemical plants, which produce many chemicals used for making tires, shoes, clothing, and anything made of plastic and very much of anything that you buy, except food, will take even longer to come online. The cost of food will began to increase also due to transportation fuel costs going up.
Houston is in the lime light because of its size and being the 4th. largest city in the U.S. As bad as it is in Houston, there are many areas that are worst and not receiving as much help. In my 66 years of living in this part of Texas and going through so many hurricanes, I have NEVER seen anything like this. Pray that souls will see that the things of this world are not eternal and be turned to God through all this and see their need of a Savior.