They were ordered not to evacuate. Now many families in Houston find themselves trapped in their homes
by By Ann M. Simmons and Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times
Aug 29, 2017
3 minutes
KATY, Texas - Heeding orders not to evacuate but instead to shelter in place, hundreds of Houston residents found themselves trapped in their homes Monday as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rose around them.
"We have no power, no water. We're flooded in. We need help," said Dana Godfrey, 46, who was stranded with her 24-year-old son in an apartment complex surrounded by water in the Lake Houston neighborhood. "They never told us to evacuate. It's never flooded over here."
Godfrey said she was terrified over reports that
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