Be extensive flooding for about a week, if not longer. In the Lower Colorado region, there should be flooding for the rest of the week. Over in victoria and cuero, there should be ongoing flooding for a few days. Its important for people in all of these regions as well as in every county thats affected by storms that you continue to listen to and heed local warnings about evacuation. When you look at comparisons, the population size and square mile size of the area impacted both by the hurricane swath and the flooding is far larger than katrina, far larger than sandy. You heard him. An area larger than sandy and katrina. The head of fema will not estimate exactly how many people have been displaced by their homes by the the storm because the number is constantly on the rise, and even for those who manage to escape, the flood waters followed. These stunning images showing a shelter inundated. These folks already displaced are forced to flee again. Outside of these shelters, let me show
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that s a whole other piece of the story. miguel, thank you. let s talk about that. once again, this need for help is so great but there s another call for boaters to rescue the stranded. the city of port arthur, texas, right there on the louisiana border, made that call, plus it s directing flood victims to put out a white towel or a sheet, you know, on a roof to signal help for rescuers to come get you. but as we ve been talking about, some volunteer rescuers are finding flood victims are not entirely cooperating and are actually turning the rescue boats away. with me now, bradley johns, he s on the phone, on the road in northeast texas. i understand he drove, you know, more than 300 miles from home in louisiana to texas with his dad and a friend to respond to the call for these rescue boaters. bradley, you re live on cnn here. i understand you turned around and you all went home because people didn t want your help? tell me what happened.