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South Texas cleans up after Hurricane Dolly
South Texas was getting back on its feet on Friday as residents began cleaning up the soggy mess left by Hurricane Dolly despite thousands being without power.
- (AP
- Published: 23:24 July 26, 2008
Harlingen, Texas: South Texas was getting back on its feet on Friday as residents began cleaning up the soggy mess left by Hurricane Dolly despite thousands being without power.
The National Weather Service said the remnants of Dolly, which washed ashore as a Category 2 hurricane, could still add a centimetres of rain to some areas. Downed power lines remained the greatest danger. One person in Matamoros, Mexico, died from electrocution after walking past a power line on the ground.
Fallen billboards and business signs still littered the streets, but residents of Harlingen were out and about after hunkering down for most of Wednesday. As the sun peeked through dark clouds, people began cleaning up and expressed relief that the storm did not take many lives.
President George W. Bush declared 15 counties in south Texas a disaster area to release federal funding to them, and insurance estimators put the losses at $750 million (Dh2,756 million).
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