Your current location:HOME >sport >The government wants to buy their flood 正文
TIME:2024-05-21 18:43:06 Source: Internet compilationEdit:sport
HOUSTON (AP) — After the floodwaters earlier this month just about swallowed two of the six homes th
HOUSTON (AP) — After the floodwaters earlier this month just about swallowed two of the six homes that 60-year-old Tom Madigan owns on the San Jacinto River, he didn’t think twice about whether to fix them. He hired people to help, and they got to work stripping the walls, pulling up flooring and throwing out water-logged furniture.
What Madigan didn’t know: The Harris County Flood Control District wants to buy his properties as part of an effort to get people out of dangerously flood-prone areas.
Back-to-back storms drenched southeast Texas in late April and early May, causing flash flooding and pushing rivers out of their banks and into low-lying neighborhoods. Officials across the region urged people in vulnerable areas to evacuate.
Like Madigan’s, some places that were inundated along the San Jacinto in Harris County have flooded repeatedly. And for nearly 30 years, the flood control district has been trying to clear out homes around the river by paying property owners to move, then returning the lots to nature.
Tom Brady and Jay2024-05-21 18:41
SOEs crucial to China's economic growth2024-05-21 18:40
China prepares to boost multiple sectors to help develop innovative talent2024-05-21 18:38
China urges S Korea to refrain from hyping up S China Sea issue2024-05-21 18:32
Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?2024-05-21 18:09
Peaceful principles playing key role in intl relations, FM says2024-05-21 17:31
Beijing opposes Burns' definition of Sino2024-05-21 16:47
SPP committed to law2024-05-21 16:42
Kate Hudson hits the stage to debut songs from her new album Glorious at star2024-05-21 16:21
China, NZ eye more high2024-05-21 16:12
Liverpool confirms Arne Slot as Jurgen Klopp's replacement2024-05-21 18:40
Foreign Ministry helped thousands of overseas Chinese, Wang says2024-05-21 18:16
Mainland spokesperson affirms patrols from coast guard near Kinmen legitimate2024-05-21 17:42
China releases full text of government work report2024-05-21 17:30
Four people killed in a house explosion in southwestern Missouri2024-05-21 17:27
NY tightens security in subways as crimes rise2024-05-21 16:55
China's national legislature holds closing meeting of annual session2024-05-21 16:50
Environmental legal cases down last year2024-05-21 16:44
The fightback begins: Boss of London's Queen Mary University tells pro2024-05-21 16:07
China slams India's tunnel inauguration in border area2024-05-21 16:03