"BEAUMONT, Tex. — The flooding rose as high as Archie Pugh’s wheelchair.
After surging water from Tropical Depression Imelda rushed into his house and up against his wheels, Mr. Pugh, who has a partial leg amputation, could not wait for 911. He perched himself on the arm of a sofa, hoping for help.
Eventually hauled to safety in a rescue boat, Mr. Pugh and his wife, Elizabeth, left an evacuation shelter near their home in Beaumont, Tex., on Friday, armed with a sleeping cot and a garbage bag full of pillows and blankets. Only two years after Hurricane Harvey, their house was again awash with water — and they were again in need of a place to stay. ...
As the remnants of Imelda moved north on Friday, residents in southeast Texas were left to deal with waterlogged homes, blocked roads and flash flooding conditions from a storm that dumped as much as 43 inches of water in some areas to become one of the wettest tropical cyclones in United States history."
Margaret Toal, Sarah Mervosh, and Mitchell Ferman report for the New York Times September 20, 2019.
SEE ALSO:
"Tropical Storm Karen Forms In Caribbean As It Takes Aim at Puerto Rico" (Reuters)
"Tropical Storms Karen And Jerry Approaching Puerto Rico, Bermuda" (AP)
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