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| Wanglicious 08/28/17 2:44:00 AM #46: | mnkboy907 posted... If releasing the floodgates will kill lots of people, what would not releasing them do? risk dam failure and have it overflow without any control at all. if any of the dams fail in that state the entire region - including the city of Houston - is basically gone. they're trying to minimize this overnight because in these situations there's a curfew but it's full on evacuation mode. right now the situation looks more and more like they're going to have to sacrifice as much around the city as they need to. those areas will be flooded for months. this is being done ahead of schedule because they need to. oh, got the video with that quote, here you go: http://www.khou.com/weather/hurricanes/hurricane-harvey/controlled-release-of-barker-addicks-reservoirs-to-impact-thousands/468348109 --- "Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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