decided to stay and she decided to stay with me. we rode it out in our home. last night we started to take on a bit of water. so we were a bit panicked but not so much until this morning when we kind of woke up in about 10 inches of sewer water. i m watching the video that you shot. is that you going out during the eye? caller: no, that is the aftermath, actually. during the eye, we stayed inside the house even though it was really calm. we were pretty much stuck in because we had about four inches of water on the outside four feet of water on the outside and we weren t able to get the door open. we stayed inside for the most part. what kind of damage have you seen? caller: houses are completely
their roop, out of five rooms maybe all living in one. three and four families living in the same home. it s really, really bad. a need for water, a need for medical attention and food. go to water and then medical attention. the water issue, one of the most disturbing stories this week, bottled water wasted and thrown away and using sewer water. have you seen that? is anything being done about that? i just got to tell you, look, joy. people are desperate, and people want to survive. it s a basic human instinct and they see water flowing out of a mountain side and they re drinking it, filling pails up, taking it back home. everywhere we went people say, where is fema? just kept asking us, where is fema? she have not seen any first responders yet. remember, on this island, again, there are hundreds, but let me suggest this to you. there are only 320 fema inspectors that are expected to
three months to empty them, though, through controlled releases. buffalo bayou, where the water drains, will likely stay flooded for some time. several weeks at the deepest spots. state and environmental officials warning to take precautions because contaminated sewer water tends to be released during major flood events. people in the flood zone must ensure they have access to safe drinking water. the city of beaumont, texas, still without running water this morning. it s going to take time to get the taps running again. residents stood in those long lines. you re looking at it there, trying to get bottled water. the failure of the water treatment system is causing other problems on the ground. we will get to that in a bit. first responders have rescued more than 72,000 people since the storm hit. that doesn t include all of the rescues by civilian volunteers.