At a press conference on Friday, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo issued a call to action, urging competent Houstonians to volunteer for tree trimming and post-Beryl cleanup.
Cassandra JenkinsHarris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is calling for more volunteers to help assist with clean up following Hurricane Beryl.Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas coast on July 8 and left the region and its surrounding communities with billions of dollars worth of damage.
Over 2 million CenterPoint Energy customers lost power during the storm. Paul Lock, manager of local government relations at CenterPoint Energy, said June 12 that about 80% of all customers are expected to have power restored by July 14."The remaining customers are going to be the hardest hit," Lock said. "Customers that have trees down. It's not a quick fix.
"We need volunteers," she said. "The truth of the matter is that ... we just simply don't have enough resources and trained people to be able to do it all alone right now."
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