I’m a photojournalist typically based in Istanbul and from Texas that I have to
Istanbul and from Texas that I have to
Istanbul and from Texas that I have to be visiting my family in Houston and
be visiting my family in Houston and
be visiting my family in Houston and this is what we’re dealing with right
this is what we’re dealing with right
this is what we’re dealing with right now I’m in about a foot of water it’s
now I’m in about a foot of water it’s
now I’m in about a foot of water it’s getting worse by the minute
getting worse by the minute
getting worse by the minute and I’m about to evacuate my mother to
and I’m about to evacuate my mother to
and I’m about to evacuate my mother to higher ground yeah they’re expecting two
higher ground yeah they’re expecting two
higher ground yeah they’re expecting two more feet of water at least so we’ll see
more feet of water at least so we’ll see
more feet of water at least so we’ll see and started to commend water is
and started to commend water is
and started to commend water is literally seeping into our house as I
literally seeping into our house as I
literally seeping into our house as I make this video it’s at the doorstep
make this video it’s at the doorstep
make this video it’s at the doorstep coming in so we’re trying to get clocks
coming in so we’re trying to get clocks
coming in so we’re trying to get clocks furniture anything that’s valuable
furniture anything that’s valuable
furniture anything that’s valuable jewelry down or up from ground levels
jewelry down or up from ground levels
jewelry down or up from ground levels and we’re thinking about evacuating with
and we’re thinking about evacuating with
and we’re thinking about evacuating with her three dogs to to a place that is a
her three dogs to to a place that is a
her three dogs to to a place that is a little bit safer I’m sorry mom
little bit safer I’m sorry mom
little bit safer I’m sorry mom if I’m attached
hold onto their backs and push the wrap
hold onto their backs and push the wrap there we go like that I’ll carry one of
there we go like that I’ll carry one of
there we go like that I’ll carry one of them okay we’re gonna switch rafts when
them okay we’re gonna switch rafts when
them okay we’re gonna switch rafts when you get close to me waist deep right now
you get close to me waist deep right now
you get close to me waist deep right now trying to get a higher level dogs
trying to get a higher level dogs
trying to get a higher level dogs there’s one down there and my mom’s got
there’s one down there and my mom’s got
there’s one down there and my mom’s got her 19 year old dachshund when the trash
her 19 year old dachshund when the trash
her 19 year old dachshund when the trash bin going against the current right now
it’ll take about 45 minutes we’re
it’ll take about 45 minutes we’re walking yeah we can do it I walked I
walking yeah we can do it I walked I
walking yeah we can do it I walked I walked to your house the other day
walked to your house the other day
walked to your house the other day we’re walking to a garage apartment
I’m on highway 610 one of Houston’s
I’m on highway 610 one of Houston’s major highways that loops around the
major highways that loops around the
major highways that loops around the city
city
city there’s people hitchhiking on the side
there’s people hitchhiking on the side
there’s people hitchhiking on the side of the road if you can see them look
of the road if you can see them look
of the road if you can see them look like they’re in trouble luckily I got my
like they’re in trouble luckily I got my
like they’re in trouble luckily I got my mom to safety she’s in a neighbor’s
mom to safety she’s in a neighbor’s
mom to safety she’s in a neighbor’s house we were trying to wade over to
house we were trying to wade over to
house we were trying to wade over to where I’m staying which is only about
where I’m staying which is only about
where I’m staying which is only about less than a about 1/4 of a mile away and
less than a about 1/4 of a mile away and
less than a about 1/4 of a mile away and she couldn’t make it she’s got she had
she couldn’t make it she’s got she had
she couldn’t make it she’s got she had too much stuff and three dogs so I’m
too much stuff and three dogs so I’m
too much stuff and three dogs so I’m going to go try to get my camera’s now
after walking about quarter to half a
after walking about quarter to half a mile I finally reached dry land I got my
mile I finally reached dry land I got my
mile I finally reached dry land I got my cameras now all my stuff is dry I’m
cameras now all my stuff is dry I’m
cameras now all my stuff is dry I’m staying on the second story of the house
staying on the second story of the house
staying on the second story of the house so luckily this house hasn’t been
so luckily this house hasn’t been
so luckily this house hasn’t been flooded yet and I’m about to go back in
flooded yet and I’m about to go back in
flooded yet and I’m about to go back in to water to go check on my sister she
to water to go check on my sister she
to water to go check on my sister she was about half a mile away so we’ll see
though I’m literally two houses down for
though I’m literally two houses down for my sister and chest deep water and I
my sister and chest deep water and I
my sister and chest deep water and I have to tell you this is the most
have to tell you this is the most
have to tell you this is the most nervous I’ve ever been about dropping a
nervous I’ve ever been about dropping a
nervous I’ve ever been about dropping a phone I’ve got my plastic bag on my
phone I’ve got my plastic bag on my
phone I’ve got my plastic bag on my tiptoes now I think I’ve been about
tiptoes now I think I’ve been about
tiptoes now I think I’ve been about three miles in the neighborhood Bel Air
three miles in the neighborhood Bel Air
three miles in the neighborhood Bel Air the parameter I’ve walked about three
the parameter I’ve walked about three
the parameter I’ve walked about three miles and this is the worst street where
miles and this is the worst street where
miles and this is the worst street where my sister lives that’s her house over
my sister lives that’s her house over
my sister lives that’s her house over there right behind me right behind that
there right behind me right behind that
there right behind me right behind that sign this is my sister’s house round two
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