The man was forced to sit on top of the cab of the truck as he waited for first responders.
as a Category 1 hurricane early Monday morning, power outages and flooding continues to impact millions of residents in Houston and surrounding areas. “As far as our streets are concerned, it is important to remember that our primary drainage mechanism throughout this city is our streets,” Houston Public Works Chief Operating Officer Randy Macchi said."For better or worse, that is the reality of the situation.
Macchi said that Houston's street infrastructure was designed to fill up with any excess water so that it can be conveyed out to the appropriate outfalls and drainage channels. "When we have an event like this, our streets are going to naturally drain slower than we are used to," Macchi added."And so, we ask people to be very patient as they do that and that's why-- we'd like you to stay home as long as you possibly can to allow for the streets for time to clear." "Once the storm passes and it's safe for our crews to be able to do so in conjunction with fire and police, we'll be out there," Macchi concluded.
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