East Texans tried to reach their homes by boat and kayaks Saturday. Others remained pessimistic that the water would recede soon.
An airboat returns with rescued pets in tow as a group of people launch kayaks into floodwaters following significant rainstorms in Coldspring on May 4.— a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state.
Rawls, 73 and in hospice care, was evacuated by the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Office, who arrived in an airboat and lifted him to safety. Willie Rawls outside of a shelter where people who have evacuated from their homes are staying following significant rainstorms and flooding in Coldspring.People aboard the bus waved as they drove off into the river bottoms neighborhood. A small orange and white cat peeked out from a window. The driver dropped a number of people off on kayaks and canoes and returned to the main road.
This area was not supposed to flood again, said Rachael Darsey, 50. She and her husband Kelly, chose to move into Camilla Twin Harbors because of the belief the Lake Livingston Hydroelectric Plant would prevent future flooding. Both families fled to the marina in their RVs and were able to get up to the landing point with some ease. They established a form of encampment with wooden rocking chairs, adirondack chairs and folding tables set together conversationally.
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