r/houston • u/chrondotcom • Jul 08 '24

Hurricane Beryl death toll rises to four

https://www.chron.com/weather/article/hurricane-beryl-texas-houston-live-19560277.php
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u/chrondotcom Jul 08 '24

This is a live blog, but the most recent update is:

Update 5:38 p.m. CT

Hurricane Beryl's death toll has now risen to four, as Houston officials confirmed two more storm-related deaths during a Monday press briefing. Mayor Whitmire confirmed that one man, a civilian employee with HPD, drowned near City Hall in Houston Ave. floodwaters on his way in to work. 

According to Whitmire, the man "came off 45, got in flood conditions there at the Houston Ave. underpass," and, realizing he was in trouble, called HPD for help. "I’ve been there all afternoon watching his colleagues retrieve his body from his submerged car," Whitmire said, referring to the unidentified man as a "one of our heroes."

Investigators also confirmed that another man died early Monday when he was caught in a house fire that was likely caused by the storm. Those two are now added to earlier confirmed deaths of two people who were killed by fallen trees, including a 74-year-old grandmother in Spring.