'It was like riding on a boat': How one Texas town weathered Hurricane Harvey
by By Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times
Aug 26, 2017
3 minutes
VICTORIA, Texas _ No one dared go outside.
Hundreds of men, women and children waited on cots inside the Red Cross shelter in St. Joseph High School, which doubles as a protective storm dome, where the walls were painted with the messages "You'll love the journey" and "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
They had little news of what was going on outside in the rest of Victoria, a city of 62,000. No TV, weak phone service, but they had also quickly run out of toilet paper. Signs
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days