Coastal residents try to recover from Harvey’s devastation
ROCKPORT, Texas (AP) — While live rescues from Houston’s swift floodwaters flicker on television screens around the world, Hurricane Harvey’s first victims in the coastal city of Rockport pluck through what’s left of their soggy belongings searching for treasured keepsakes.
The storm came ashore Friday night, battering the coast with 140 mph (225 kph) winds, heavy rains and a storm surge as high as 5 feet (1.5 meters).
Even though his family’s uninsured be
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