Beryl leaves millions without electricity, flooding and heat in Texas

HOUSTON.— The passage ofthe hurricane Beryl left millions of peoples without electricity, a heat wave and floods in Texas, especially in the Houston areawhich has been expressed in videos on social media.

That situation increased the suffering of peoplewho are looking for places to cool off and refuel.

Widespread power outages put one of the largest cities in the United States under great pressure.

Millions without power in Texas following Hurricane Beryl

More of 1.7 million Texas homes and businesses were without power this morning, down from a peak of 2.7 million on Monday, according to PowerOutage.us.

State officials are facing questions regarding whether the utility that serves much of the area was sufficiently prepared.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also said a temporary ban would be used Sports complex to accommodate 250 hospital patients who are waiting to be discharged but cannot return home if there is no electricity.

Beryl, which made landfall in Texas In the early hours of Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, it left at least seven dead in the United States — one in Louisiana and six in Texas — and 11 in the Caribbean.

It weakened as it entered US territoryand by early Wednesday was a post-tropical cyclone limited to northeastern Indiana.

Following Beryl, flood warnings in the United States

A was activated flood warning in parts of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Also, the storm generated tornadoes in various parts of Indiana and Kentucky.

Beryl remnants damage in the United States

The remnants of Hurricane Beryl spawned tornadoes and caused damage as it turned northeast toward the United Statesfollowing causing power outages in the Houston area.

In the Houston areaBeryl aggravated and repeated the suffering experienced in Maywhen storms killed eight people and left nearly a million without electricity.

Las high temperatures Tuesday temperatures reached 32.2°C, with humidity increasing the sensation of heat. Similar levels of heat and humidity were expected for Wednesday.

The US National Weather Service described the conditions as potentially dangerousgiven the lack of electricity and air conditioning.

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