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Shelters struggle to house Texans displaced by Harvey
More than 32,000 people in the Houston area have fled their homes and are now in shelters. There are a couple hundred shelters and some have been overwhelmed. At one shelter, the Red Cross had to ration food. Houston’s convention center was set up to house only half of the 10,000 people who are there.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readMore than 32,000 people in the Houston area have fled their homes and are now in shelters. There are a couple hundred shelters and some have been overwhelmed. At one shelter, the Red Cross had to ration food. Houston’s convention center was set up to house only half of the 10,000 people who are there.
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Disaster relief in the wake of Harvey- 0:00Shelters struggle to house Texans displaced by HarveyYou’re reading this
- 10:43Should you donate to the Red Cross for Harvey relief efforts?
- 19:03How one photo almost ruined Kathy Griffin's career
- 27:39Edgar Arceneaux's latest artwork deals with a black actor performing in blackface
- 41:54Meet the LA's new mountain lion cubs
The full episode
1 of 5Disaster relief in the wake of Harvey- 0:00Shelters struggle to house Texans displaced by HarveyYou’re reading this
- 10:43Should you donate to the Red Cross for Harvey relief efforts?
- 19:03How one photo almost ruined Kathy Griffin's career
- 27:39Edgar Arceneaux's latest artwork deals with a black actor performing in blackface
- 41:54Meet the LA's new mountain lion cubs