Hurricane Beryl Aftermath: 3 people die after overheating without power
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- At least three people have died in the Houston area because they lost power from Hurricane Beryl and overheated.
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It makes me wonder how humans survived before air conditioners became standardized.
Historically we haven't really lived this long; I believe they said 56-70 were the age ranges for deaths, so I don't know if that argument applies here
@@jacksonmckinney Also, people didn't normally live in areas that got that hot in mass numbers. At most, people who lived in those conditions were normally nomadic and moved from oasis to oasis when times called for it.
They weren't as fat back then.
it wasnt this hot back then. the global temperature is increasing every year what would have taken over 800 years to increase.
@@cerebrumexcrementwhile it may have gotten one degree hotter in our lifetimes, I must say that humidity plays a big part. I don’t remember ever feeling this hot when I was a kid, and I would play outside all summer with jeans and long sleeves to protect me from thorns and mosquitoes. I mean, Houston is coastal, but Dallas, where did the humidity come from? Sure, there are a lot more lakes now then there were a century ago, but not any more than when I was a kid.
Also, my ancestors didn’t have AC till like maybe the 50s or 60s. I know houses were built different back then, with breezeways and such, but I don’t think that’s it either. There’s plenty of century old houses still around that don’t seem to cool down much. If anything, they’re worse due to the insulation and windows not keeping the heat out. I suppose people stayed cool on the porch, and sleeping with you windows open. Not really something you can do anymore.
Power was restored in my apartment this morning; a couple of hours ago, I walked to my mailbox. As I approached the mail boxes, I saw a police officer standing near the parking lot and the smell of rotting flesh struck me. I saw a stretcher laying on the ground outside of another apartment. The thought suddenly struck me, someone probably died there. I'm sure it will be more than 3 that died due to overheatting.
They will hide it for centerpoint. They will call it heart failure, respiratory failure, natural causes. Bet! These people lived half their lives on same powelines always paid their bill and centerpoint never updated their lines or even spent enough on maintenance! Criminal!
That is so depressing and disgusting that that happened. I feel sorry for them and their family.
So sad
Rotting flesh???
@sarscov9854 I can fathom what happened but then beg to ask was their family checking in? I know my neighbors kids who live in Katy didn't check in to their elderly parents.
The local government need to help Centerpoint clear trees. Holding them accountable does nothing but deflect the blame. Why are there no word of more cooling centers open throughout? This is not hurricane preparedness, this is shifting responsibility and BS politics.
Somebody gets it. Riding through various neighborhoods. Alot of trees fell, alot that was visible. Then I seen trees that tipped onto the power line in the backyards away from public view.
Stupid homeowners neglect and want to keep their huge trees just so they can fall and cause damage and make the problem worse as usual.
Electric utilities are not in the tree business and they don't plant them either. If they even suggest cutting a tree they are met with customers screaming bloody murder. People need to make a decision of the need for trees or electric power.
Call Abbott and Cruz, they have all the answers
A tell u one thing. A couple years ago I finally decided to buy real work boots. I like my running shoes. Well I looked on peer-2-peer sites. Dude was selling red wing boots. I bought them for $10. They was like new. Wear them everytime I cut grass. I was in one yard couple days ago. A tree fell on power line. I thought the line was cold. Picked up the meter jar and watched what 240volts/200amp sparks look like. Im glad I bought the redwing. They come with electrical hazard protection. I dont know what possessed me to pick-up the box.
Isn’t Texas’s power grid separate from the rest of the USA? Remember the cold front several years ago that caused massive power outage?
2021 disaster ice age apocalypse 😮
It is. It's called ERCOT
The problem this time is downed power lines not frozen power lines
It has nothing to do with the grid .. It's downed power lines from trees and winds.
Everyone deflecting blame. Pathetic.... This lack of preparedness and accountability is par for the course here in Texas.
Where is abbot?
That’s true, people should own generators and be prepared for outages. Idk why so many people choose to remain unprepared.
You can suck it boy Abbott runs a better State than Gavin Newsom of California no doubt you're a lame Democrat😂
@@jb3760 especially anyone that's lived here their entire life Houston, should know how south texas weather is, damn near half the year is Hurricane season
I relocated to Texas from Kansas, and I love this state, but... The lack of insight with our infrastructure is astounding. I have never seen trees trimmed back or taken care of ANYWHERE where I live. I had a tree I wanted trimmed (because I saw a limb was close to the powerline) and called a tree trimmer. He looked at it, and told me he wouldn't touch it because it was too close to the powerline. SO...I called Entergy twice requesting they come look at the tree, no one ever came. Fast forward three months and the limb blew off during a particularly windy day, and knocked out the power to my entire neighborhood for almost 2 days, in summer. Don't get me started about the roads being put under construction dangerously with no shoulder, no crews ever working. for YEARS. YEARS. Don't get me started on that. I know people love Texas but my god, this state needs A LOT of infrastructure work.
And after the power is back on, will another storm come?
I lived in Texas for 6 miserable months and it is a nightmare.
Been living here for years I promise u that u don’t wanna be around Houston area some areas have weak power lines and we’re known for floods and severe storms and outages it’s very common it’s bet if u don’t get used to to that I would leave if I were u cause I for sure wanna leave my hometown
Yep this only Alphabet B storm this has happened a lot here I love Houston but now I’m getting very frustrated to live here it has become horrible
Abbott is still nowhere to be found...
So. Does he have magical powers that will make all this go away immediately? Get real.
@henlar0076 well, he sure as f**k doesn't have magic legs...
Google where he is you fool! Dan Patrick is acting governor for a reason and it was all announced. Its not a secret.
@@panaderofilms What a nasty human being you must be in person.
@@henlar0076way better to watch it on television from Asia
This is heartbreaking. We got our power back Wednesday night. My animals were near heat exhaustion and we kept going and sitting in the car with the ac on to cool down. No one has slept much for days.
Move to the west coast. Texas is too disaster prone
@@partnerwithjee5114 The west coast appears to be on fire and low on water. People there live longer, though, so it must be less vulnerable in general.
Keep voting for for republican
@@partnerwithjee5114Many people left Cali to move to Texas.. there are earthquakes and wildfires that happen on the West Coast.. the big one is imminent
Animals are outside pets.
Thank god Angleton is serviced by Texas New Mexico Power. So much better than CenterPoint. Had my power back the next day.
Ask Abbott....😕🙏
People are aware of what's being said about Hidalgo's refusal of help from Lt.-Gov. Patrick, right? He offered assistance in advance in preparation for Beryl in case it came our way, and she said "No." Now the people of Harris County have to suffer for ANOTHER one of her mistakes. She's unfit for this job and needs to be removed. A wise decision for her would be to voluntarily resign, but she'll never do that.
This was debunked.
@@beetogarcia9983by who lina ?😂
@@nick-rp2do just a google search would clear things up 😂
It’s not that hard
Does she only wear those red framed glasses during storm situations?
@@jjohn713 Idk. She does a lot of odd things. She too inexperienced & too much of a drama queen for this job. Have you seen those clips of her arguing with our mayor on live TV? Or the ones in which she behaved terribly at a police officer's funeral, right in front of his family. She's a snotty little 15yr old with "queen bee rich-girl" complex, trapped in a 30-something year old woman's body.
The trees help keep things cool. Infrastructures should more underground. Even with new builds it’s above ground.
I'm from Houston, we have 15 so far. Don't believe this.
I finally got power Friday afternoon. I had to throw out a lot of food.
This is the second time this year that I have lost power for 3 days or longer.
This is obviously a management problem. There were plenty of trucks and workers but it doesn’t look like the men and equipment were used in an efficient manner.
Hats off to the linemen who worked in adverse conditions and had to tolerate angry outbursts from some Centerpoint customers.
I work remotely but I managed to stay connected using my cell phone as a hotspot. I also had a solar panel set up to recharge a battery and an inverter to run my computer.
is beyond my imagination why americans till this day did not move the electric cables underground
They can't money launder billions after the future storms if they fix it right.
Because it's cost money and the governor doesn't in infrastructure😊
I MY COUNTRY WE HAVE ALL CABLES UNDERGROUND
@@jackiecordova1079 well I am sure you don't live in Texas.... Texas doesn't believe in infrastructure and for being Rich State it looks like 3rd world country
@@jackiecordova1079What country are you in? I have.
read articles of why they don't do that in US. It has to do with the flow of the current not working properly underground. I'm just entering this subject and would love to know more about the electric in your country.
My nephew was born with out the top layer of his skin so his body can’t cool off on it’s own. Well two days ago my sister calls me crying saying that he overheated and started convulsing. They still don’t have power. Please Pray for them.
Don't forget, this was just a Cat 1 storm. But make sure to elect the same people again, Texas.
Might look into!!!!😡 Thanks Abbot 🖕
Where's Abbott?
Sad!! Praying for Houston. We just had a storm Iike this Tallahasse not too long ago, so I definitely understand the frustration.
Where's Abbott? Why hasn't he declared a State Emergency?
He's in Southeast Asia on a business trip 🤷♂️
A state emergency was declared before the storm hit. TDEM was already on scene the day before Beryl made landfall.
Was declared 2 days before the storm made landfall. Try again.
'I declare...There is an Emergency Declaration from Hurricanes Alberto and Beryl Only a month later. I declare. .I declare.
Please explain to me how the poor are suffering the most? I am so sick of these politicians.
Uh, being poor means they lack the amenities to protect themselves from the elements. If they have to travel for food and water, that's exertion. They are least likely to have generators to power their homes, as well.
@@KtotheG LOL!!! Your post makes no sense.
@@GregLakatosChradm Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit
@@KtotheG That's like saying victimhood is your strong suit.
@@GregLakatosChradm Except I'm not portraying myself to be a victim... you have clearly demonstrated that you lack the capacity to understand what you've read.
May they be at peace, 🙏
they should be asking why did the grid take such damage due to such a weak storm?
uh, trees?
@@joeblow123 how cute, you really are that simple
@@christianwolf68 nah that's actually one of the key factors because to be completely honest the soil in the houston area is more like clay so instead of the trees roots going farther down it just expands on the first level making it easy for them to fall down in heavy storms because most ,all the power line damages where done by trees falling on them there's more to the power crisis but the trees do play a part in this problem we face
@anthonygonzalez9633 a logical answer to an ignorant comment
Weak storm. Armchair Meteorologist. 1) Houston got hit by the dirty side of the storm. 2) 200+ reports of Tornado warnings during this storm. 3) We had a drought last year that shifted the ground and impacted the roots, then we get more rain this year and it settles more and then you get hit by this storm. 4) Grid was bad, but when trees fall, who do you blame. A lot of super tall trees that weren't trimmed caused these issues.
Where is the governor
This is a local problem. Where is the Democrat mayor and the Democrat city leaders?
Governor is supposed to govern
@@Macarena22279 I am fairly certain that governing includes delegating.
@@mamalor13 and not hiding across the sea... Nice try though
@@mamalor13 they are there they're hiding in another country so stop lying 🤥
I’m ngl I had a pe class in the morning and only stayed outside for an hour and almost knocked out it’s crazy hot this year ngl
This was a cat 1, just imagine a 4 😢
All people in Houston need financial help NOW!
In Africa we use to have bad storms that the western media doesn't cover but still our electricity stays put. What's going on in USA? USA? WOW!
Texas
whats amazing, is that power companies are stupid enough to put power lines above ground in a hurricane zone and keep replacing them .....
stupidity seems reign supreme here in Texas....underground utilities or weatherized anything is off the table because it won't make the power companies or municipalities money NOW, even though it could save money down the road...shortsighted dumbassery from all involved.
True.
Well it floods in Houston
I have always wondered why they do that. I stumbled across an article recently that explained that putting the electrical lines underground, the electricity doen't flow right. You actually lose parts of your energy.
We're below sea level, genius. Makes it much less feasible and worthwhile.
centerpoint should provide hotel to people who will be without power in the upcoming weeks if it takes that long. saying that you know that people are suffering without power is putting salt on the wounds without a plan and repeating the obvious. so insensitive and disconnected.
This is horrible CenterPoint needs to be held responsible. They keep making false promises.
It's almost a guarantee that the next time a tornado or snow storm comes to the area that a similar thing will happen.... When the snow storm hit a few years ago... Why wasn't anything fixed???
Why fix anything when you can keep all the profits and do the bare minimum upkeep?
It’s not the light company’s fault, they’re working on it, they’re also human and can only do so much. The Gov should be doing something for their people, where is FEMA? National guard? Where is Abbot?? They could set up cooling stations w generations from the State $ but nope, people are literally dying.
Where is the accountability for Centerpoint? A Cat-1 hurricane should not knock out a whole city. In my opinion there is a real lack of maintenance and keeping vegetation away from power lines. Sign me up for a class action lawsuit. Put the bums out of business and get a better company.
Center point and dan Patrick and old hotwheels the nursing homes without power the elderly its fn terrible they need to be held accountable and why did they get paid millions when its not supported my dads in his 60s with heart issues he still doesn't have power its fn bs
So many repairs to be done!!! The service people are doing as much as they can get done in a day. Trees and other obstacles are in their way. Sometimes they don't have the parts they need on their truck because they ran out. So give them a break they are trying their best. They are working in this heat!! Invite someone you know who doesn't have their power on yet, to your home if yours power is on.
People need to get real. After Katrina we did not have power for 1 entire month. These people have no idea
Brutal... Had all these years to make adjustments.. Now, we hope the power stays on so we don't cook in our homes. Worse? Stopping would only accelerate it. All that smog is acting like clouds. Reflecting light. When we shut down over the pandemic, the rate jumped wildly. Now, it's a matter of time and phased denial.
Those are "customer" accounts, not individuals without power. The # of people without power is 2 or 3 times higher.
Your state does not care about you
Duh?
Some depend too much on the govt. """FEND DON'T DEPEND """
@@CZAR-OF-SARCAZM That's the biggest scam of all. Destroy the government from the inside then claim "government bad" to get support to further defund it.
We have no tree down still no power for 6 days,across the street have power since Tuesday
Tell the lineman to quit and see how long it takes
Series of bad choices rip to all those who passed
Many linemen were complaining it was due to pay negotiations. For the first time they had to pay for their motels and food.
Also They were sitting in their trucks for hours waiting on instructions. They said the leadership was bad and completely unprepared.
In this day and age, this is unacceptable.
I love that Governor Greg Abbott cares more about Israel than you Texans.
We are in the last days and it will get worse.
Doom and gloom!
This unacceptable they are taking way too long with this, no preparation, no protection, they need to hurry this up
Centerpointless corruption has cost people their lifes. We cant let these companies get away with this.
where’s donald????
Imagine what we feel like in South Africa.
During Katrina we lost 1,833 (not all from power loss). We didn’t have power for over a week. 😔.
Ercot is in charge not centerpoint ercot is the one that needed to make changes in the electrical grid
Im sure they remember those $2000. Bills not that long ago...
If center point hasn’t fixed it by now they need to be relieved and hand out generators with the fuel needed.
Lina Hidalgo should be hold accountable for this mess 😶🌫️
Why did she refuse
@@partnerwithjee5114that was a lie but yall believe anything.
She'll get another raise and huge bonus before she's never held accountable.
Not the governor?... He is supposed to govern
Infrastructure.... should have been fixed
How you going to remove trees fron people's property?
Back asswards texas
Couldn't they go outside??
It feels like 110 outside
An estimated 130,000 people die every hour around the world. That`s why God said, "Repent and believe or you`ll die in your sins".
THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING !!!WHERE IS THE GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY TO HELP!!
So that’s negligent murder by Centerpoint if you have a good lawyer.
There are fans you can get that are not electric. This is why they also say to stock up on water or electrolytes drinks when there’s a hurricane coming. People don’t seem to think to stay hydrated when it’s hot outside.
Center point needs to shut down as they do not care about the customers
Damn that’s crazy 💀I survive like 5 days and my power is back
Some of them.should at least come up here to. Dallas until they get the power fixed
Nd who gon pay for tht
It was only a Category 1 storm. Texas should ask Mexico for aid.
Fill your bathtub with cold water and stay cool.
Houstonians dont have electricity water food but they have guns 😂😂😂
The elderly and disabled are on their own. Their communities will not be able to save them and it is not the priority of government leadership to do so. The vulnerable have no chance in this state or country anymore. They ask for patience as their citizens are baked to death.
There is a climate change for sure happening. Back in the early 70s, in Toronto Ontario, we never even thought of air conditioning. Even less in Quebec. And now, you can’t survive the heat in Toronto. The city has cooling center to relieve from the heat!! And Quebec is becoming the same with heat alerts. I can’t imagine 110 degrees in the US every day. That’s insane
They have power in Tokyo. Thanks for the help, Greg !!!
That is sad 🙍🏻♀️much strenght to the Families of the Loved ones .
Sure it was just three? 🤔
Every resident in houston shpuld be given a 1 kw solar panel to prepare for the future.
What is our governor doing? Going to Asia to discuss economic cooperation. Shouldn't he change his itinerary immediately after receiving the news?
Dear Lord.
Centerpointless has done it again just like before that they turned off the power in winter
People still die from heat exhaustion if there is power or no power
That’s why nobody lived there back in the 50s and 60s, it’s a desert
So what makes Patrick an expert on power grids and how much damage a storm can cause?
We are frustrated that we don't have power today, this is despicable of not having power and 3 people died.
I can remember being in high school that had no air conditioning whatsoever. But the teachers always had a fan blowing on them. It was that way in elementary school and high school.
I got lucky. My apartment still has power so my pets and I are good. But all the houses and apartments on my street still don’t have power. Only thing that sucks rn is no Wi-Fi for 6 days now. But I’ll take lights and AC over internet any day
central generation requires transmission lines. it creates dependent customers. dependent customers require responsibility that cuts into profits.
I haven't heard this on houston News
Red state. Not surprised.
Probably because they were over weight if I were to guess.
So they just let themselves overheat inside the house ? Not going out to book a hotel or chill at a Starbucks ???
Some people don’t have the funds or transportation & not all businesses nearby were open due to no power. A lot of hotels were fully booked or price gouging.
I camped inside my truck with the a/c on & went looking for businesses that were open to rest my truck & walk around to cool in. I get you but we don’t know this persons circumstances. No one deserves this even if they weren’t prepared.
Each house ahould have free power but guess no in this nation
Maybe stop stringing power lines on wooden toothpicks stuck in the ground. This is the 21st century after all.
You know? You pay HOA dues religiously so why doesn't HOA reach out to their communities and provide services needed to these people who are suffering??? Like cutting those trees away and providing a portable kitchen or something??? Everyone passes the buck!! That is the least they can do!!!!
There's really no reason for this. There's still water. Take cold showers, pour water on yourself, *sit outside in the shade, not inside,* etc
Some of these people are too weak to move. I felt it Wednesday night. My apt read 92 degrees at 10pm. I was too tired to move and just slept. Luckily I’m an active man in my 30s. But it did make me think of the elder people that are 60+ and dealing with this BS
Your a real company man aren’t you most of these ppl commenting like this are not even experiencing this hell
yes heat exhaustion causes fatigue
@@r.hughes5737 facts !
@@PoyTroy *reads every other comment *
Mind blown 🤯
who are these people? the hurricane literally passed five days ago. that was a category 1. yall are in for a rude awakening when a big one comes. if a week without power makes you crazy, the gulf coast is not for you.😂😂😂 best regards from New Orleans.
🙏🏿
Clowns. It's not like the power company can just have everything back up and running the same day! A fricking hurricane came ashore!! Chill out people!
No…they knew it was coming nd did not prepare..ordered 2,000 extra workers nd switched to 12,000 after it hit…aka ddnt take shtt seriously….funny how I never hear about this from other hot states 😂😂Houston jus trash n money hungry
Could use Solar? that
The power company people are just human guys,,, humans can work as fast as they can ,, its the government jobs to get more help like the national guard getting in to the mix idk why they habent brought in the national guard
Leave the line crews they are trying to work and they have families waiting for them. Stop being stupid. If they are harm who will do the job.
😩😩😩😩😩😩
wait there was a hurricane??…
It’s sad that a hurricane destroys. We got our power back on in three days after Ike this time 25 hours. I don’t understand why everyone is complaining. My friend went 6 weeks without power during Ike. They are moving faster this time.
So basically u sayin they BEEN trash ….state can’t handle the cold can’t handle the heat can’t handle a cat 1 hurricane……Houston leaders are garbage nd u for defending them
It's hotter than ever and earlier than ever. With Harvey, the temperatures were hot but in the 70s for several days.
This is early summer.