Tree lying across the highway because thats how high this bayou had gotten. It brought trees with it. Theres just no better illustration of what downtown houston is facing than all of this water. This is the area where the reservoirs are let out into. So they are trying to keep up with the more than 50 inches of rain, chris, that has fallen in this area. And as you can see, they cant keep up with. It has swollen over and bled onto highways and on ramps. Those reservoirs are being emptied into Buffalo Bayou. Were watching. You cant see it right now but a city bus has been immobilized trying to cross the water and is bei being towed away by a tow truck. There are three mega shelters open in h the city of houston to handle the tens of thousands of evacuees who have been trying to flee harveys flood waters. Of course they are not out of danger, jus because it is not raining with are we are, they are still expecting massive flooding and people are still trapped in their homes. They dont bel