200 Indian students caught in Houston flooding being evacuated

[JANASENA]

Houston/New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) At least 200 Indian students stranded at the University of Houston due to "catastrophic" flooding after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas were being evacuated to safer places, authorities said today.

The students were being provided food and other supplies by the Indian-American community in the area.

India's Consul-General in Houston Anupam Ray has been in touch with the students and monitoring the evacuation process.

In New Delhi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said two Indian students, Shalini and Nikhil Bhatia, have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

"@CGHoust has informed me that 200 Indian students at University of Houston are marooned. They are surrounded by neck deep water," she tweeted.

The Indian side made efforts to deliver food but the US Coast Guard did not allow them as boats were required for rescue operations, Swaraj said in a series of tweets.

She said the MEA was ensuring that the relatives of the hospitalised students reach the health facility at the earliest.

"Mr Anupam Ray our CG (Consul General) Houston is organising the rescue operations," she tweeted.

Harvey, the most powerful hurricane to hit the US in 13 years, has left a trail of destruction as it swept through Texas after making landfall on Saturday, pummelling the region with heavy rains and claiming at least five lives.

The National Weather Service of the US has called the flooding in Texas "unprecedented". "Catastrophic flooding is now underway and expected to continue for days," the service said in a statement.

Sewa International Houston - along with several other Indian-American community organisations - have teamed up to provide food and shelter to the affected people.

Major Indian organisations such as the India Cultural Centre, the India House, the Indo-American Charity Foundation and the Indo-American Political Action Committee have decided to coordinate their relief efforts through Sewa International.

Indian businesses and places of worship were providing shelter to displaced families. Indian restaurants were giving food packets to the people hit by the catastrophic flooding.

Gitesh Desai, Sewa International's president, said Houston residents were "staying strong through the crisis".

[tortoise]

[tennisluvr]

Why didn't they evacuate sooner when they knew it was going to be this bad? 

[TampaChinnodu]

5 hours ago, JANASENA said:

Houston/New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) At least 200 Indian students stranded at the University of Houston due to "catastrophic" flooding after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas were being evacuated to safer places, authorities said today.

The students were being provided food and other supplies by the Indian-American community in the area.

India's Consul-General in Houston Anupam Ray has been in touch with the students and monitoring the evacuation process.

In New Delhi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said two Indian students, Shalini and Nikhil Bhatia, have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

"@CGHoust has informed me that 200 Indian students at University of Houston are marooned. They are surrounded by neck deep water," she tweeted.

The Indian side made efforts to deliver food but the US Coast Guard did not allow them as boats were required for rescue operations, Swaraj said in a series of tweets.

She said the MEA was ensuring that the relatives of the hospitalised students reach the health facility at the earliest.

"Mr Anupam Ray our CG (Consul General) Houston is organising the rescue operations," she tweeted.

Harvey, the most powerful hurricane to hit the US in 13 years, has left a trail of destruction as it swept through Texas after making landfall on Saturday, pummelling the region with heavy rains and claiming at least five lives.

The National Weather Service of the US has called the flooding in Texas "unprecedented". "Catastrophic flooding is now underway and expected to continue for days," the service said in a statement.

Sewa International Houston - along with several other Indian-American community organisations - have teamed up to provide food and shelter to the affected people.

Major Indian organisations such as the India Cultural Centre, the India House, the Indo-American Charity Foundation and the Indo-American Political Action Committee have decided to coordinate their relief efforts through Sewa International.

Indian businesses and places of worship were providing shelter to displaced families. Indian restaurants were giving food packets to the people hit by the catastrophic flooding.

Gitesh Desai, Sewa International's president, said Houston residents were "staying strong through the crisis".

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[ARYA]

4 hours ago, tortoise said:

 

[TampaChinnodu]

అమెరికా టెక్సాస్‌లో సంభవించిన వరదల్లో 200 మంది భారత విద్యార్థులు చిక్కుకున్నారని విదేశాంగ శాఖ మంత్రి సుష్మాస్వరాజ్‌ తెలిపారు. వారిని రక్షించేందుకు సహాయక చర్యలు చేపట్టినట్లు పేర్కొన్నారు. ఈ మేరకు సోమవారం సాయంత్రం ఆమె వరుస ట్వీట్లు చేశారు.

హూస్టన్‌ నగరంలోని యూనివర్శిటీ ఆఫ్‌ హూస్టన్‌లో విద్యనభ్యసిస్తున్న 200 మంది విద్యార్థులు వరదల్లో చిక్కుకున్నట్లు సుష్మాస్వరాజ్‌ తెలిపారు. ఈ మేరకు హూస్టన్‌ భారత కాన్సులేట్‌ జనరల్‌ కార్యాలయం నుంచి తనకు సమాచారం అందిందని చెప్పారు. తమ కాన్సులేట్‌ జనరల్‌ అనుపమ్‌ రే సహాయక చర్యలను ఎప్పటికప్పుడు పర్యవేక్షిస్తున్నారని తెలిపారు. భారత విద్యార్థులు షాలిని, నిఖిల్‌ భాటియా ప్రస్తుతం ఐసీయూలో ఉన్నారని, వారి బంధువులను అక్కడికి చేర్చేందుకు చర్యలు చేపట్టినట్లు వెల్లడించారు.

50 ఏళ్లలో అతిపెద్ద హరికేన్‌ హార్వే టెక్సాస్‌ రాష్ట్రాన్ని అతలాకుతలం చేసింది. ఎడతెరిపి లేని వర్షం కారణంగా ఇప్పటికే పలువురు మృత్యువాత పడ్డారు. మరో వారం రోజుల పాటు వర్షాలు కురిసే అవకాశం ఉండడంతో ప్రజలు భయభ్రాంతులకు గురౌతున్నారు.