After storm's fury, a sorrowful task: Gathering up the dead
by By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times
Aug 31, 2017
3 minutes
HOUSTON - The woman's body, slight and petite, was revealed as floodwaters receded, washed up against the green metal fence surrounding her apartment complex.
Neighbors knew exactly who she was: Kiesha Williams, a 32-year-old certified nursing assistant and single mother of two girls. They had watched her drown in angry floodwaters as they frantically called 911.
Now, they wondered how many more victims remained entombed in flooded apartments.
So far, Hurricane Harvey has claimed at least 31 lives. But the death toll is expected to rise this
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