国际英语资讯:Disaster declaration renewed for Texas counties affected by 2017 hurricane
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 6-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Greg">Greg</span> <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Abbott">Abbott</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proclamations">proclamations</span> <span word="renewing">renewing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="for">for</span> 60 <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="stating">stating</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="renewal">renewal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="catastrophic">catastrophic</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> "<span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span> <span word="said">said</span>:" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="authorize">authorize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="subdivisions">subdivisions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reasonably">reasonably</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>."</p><p><span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="landfall">landfall</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 25, 2017 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southeastern">southeastern</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Category">Category</span> 4 <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stalled">stalled</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="catastrophic">catastrophic</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="County">County</span>, <span word="Houston">Houston</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 51.89 <span word="inches">inches</span> (131.8 <span word="cm">cm</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="history">history</span> -- <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 30, 2017.</p>
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