Numerous areas in Texas and Louisiana still remain flooded. As a result of the disaster tens of thousands of houses were damaged and destroyed.
According to the CNN channel, now in the temporary accommodation are more than 50 thousand people. However, the adviser to the Ministry of Homeland Security Tom Bossert said that the White House will ask Congress to provide emergency financing to help the victims, many of whom do not have insurance ".
Trump promised to allocate one million dollars from his own funds.
Earlier it was reported that in the US, the damage from Hurricane Harvey could reach a record 160 billion dollars, which is about 1% of the country's gross national product. Thus, the losses from hurricane Harvey could exceed the total damage caused by hurricane Katrina, In 2005 and a powerful cyclone "Sandy" in 2012.
As reported by URA-Inform, as of August 31, the water began to recede from Houston, the airports resumed operation in a limited mode, but in the east of Texas remains flooded Port Arthur.