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Photo essay: Hurricane Beryl’s aftermath in Houston, documented
By Marie D. De Jesús / Staff photographer,
20 hours ago
Hurricane Beryl tore through Houston on Monday, July 8, in a matter of hours. But its impacts — damaged homes, days on end without power, flooded streets, exhausted residents, and at least eight people in the area lost their lives — have lasted over a week.
Houston Landing’s photojournalists, Antranik Tavitian and Marie D. De Jesús, spread out from Sugar Land, Galveston, and northeast Harris County, documenting the storm’s damage and the painstakingly slow process of returning power to more than 2.5 million across the region, with 200,000 still counting.
Malcolm Junior, left, pushes his car up hill with the help of Tom Blaney, 28, Bras Salvador, 35, and Daniel Salvador, 28, at Montrose Blvd. after Malcolm Junior’s vehicle got stuck in flood waters at Allen Park Parkway after Hurricane Beryl, Monday, July 8, 2024, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) (Left photo) The Houston Fire High Water Rescue team returns from checking a submerged vehicle at Allen Parkway following Hurricane Beryl’s arrival on Monday, July 8, 2024, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) (Right photo) The Houston Fire High Water Rescue team turns at Taft Street heading toward the Allen Parkway to check on a vehicle flooded by the Buffalo Bayou during the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, Monday, July 8, 2024, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Victor Martinez burns debris from fallen trees by Hurricane Beryl’s gusts in front of his home, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Lake Jackson. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) (Left photo) The Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center with the “emergency” sign letters affected by Hurricane Beryl, Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) (Right photo) Transformer on the ground, Friday, July 12, 2024, at the corner of Bagby St. and Tuam St. in Houston, after the pole fell on Thursday, 20 minutes after it was repaired, said the neighbors, leaving the area without electricity. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Justin McGlory grills hot dogs in a freshly dug barbecue pit in front of his home after Hurricane Beryl left him with no power, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) (Left photo) A worker repairs the Houston Zoo’s Brown Education Center, Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Houston, after the roof of the structure got damaged during Hurricane Beryl on Monday. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) (Right photo) A Houston Zoo sea lion swims near repair being done by a crew of workers due to damage caused by Hurricane Beryl in the new Galapagos Island exhibit, Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Utility trucks line up on Oakwook Drive, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Lake Jackson, five days after Hurricane Beryl caused damage in the area. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) (Left photo) Sugar Land resident Dennis Fishbeck moves a fallen tree branch as he helps clean a street after Hurricane Beryl on Monday. (Joseph Bui for Houston Landing) (Right photo) A fallen power line from tropical storm Beryl on Monday in Houston. (Joseph Bui for Houston Landing) James L. Henry Jr. walks through his front yard as it storms in the Mount Houston neighborhood, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) (Left photo) Marinell Music, center, 63, prepares meals while Janice Stahl, right, serves them to members of the community looking for meals and supplies at the Oyster Creek Fire Department, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Oyster Creek, five days after the area was damaged by Hurricane Beryl. (Right photo) Utility workers make a line to pick up a meal prepared by volunteers at the Oyster Creek Fire Department, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Oyster Creek, five days after Hurricane Beryl damaged the area. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) A Tesla Cybertruck drives on Montrose Blvd. after crossing flood waters on Allen Parkway, following Hurricane Beryl’s passing through Houston, Monday, July 8, 2024. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Garrett Walls leans against one of the two trees that fell on the house he rents and on the roof of his neighbor in Northwood Manor after Hurricane Beryl tore through the greater Houston area, Monday, July 8, 2024. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) (Left photo) A flooded section of Veronica Medina’s property, Monday, July 8, 2024, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) (Right photo) Veronica Medina eats nerds while standing in flooded waters in her home’s driveway, Monday, July 8, 2024, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Houston Landing) Spottswood Drive in Northwood Manor flooded from Hurricane Beryl’s torrential rains on Monday, July 8, 2024, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) A Northwood Manor resident walks on a flooded street in the neighborhood in East Little York / Homestead during the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, Monday, July 8, 2024. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) (Left photo) People make a line to pick a meal prepared by volunteers at the Oyster Creek Fire Department, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Oyster Creek, five days after the area was damaged by Hurricane Beryl. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) (Right photo) Travis Voice president Janice Stahl serves food to people looking for a meal during the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl at the Oyster Creek Fire Department, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Oyster Creek, five days after Hurricane Beryl damaged the area. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Nick’s Kitchen and Beach Bar’s Jumbo Shrimp was structurally damaged, but according to the restaurant’s Facebook account, the giant shrimp will return. Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Galveston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing) Downtown Houston skyline at sunset after the Houston region sustained damages from Hurricane Beryl, Monday, July 8, 2024, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Landing)
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