A reporter came face-to-face with a trapped driver who drove head on into a heavily flooded roadway after storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area.
Reporter Steve Campion with KTRK-TV helped the driver swim away from the vehicle, as the car was quickly was submerged.
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The National Weather Service says the area received up to 16 inches of rain in the 24 hours through Monday morning.
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Mayor Sylvester Turner says city offices will be closed Monday and is encouraging people to stay home and avoid high water areas.
Classes have been cancelled for the Houston Independent School District’s 215,000 students.
More than 110,000 Houston area homes and business have lost electricity during storms that flooded roads and grounded hundreds of flights.
CenterPoint Energy crews worked Monday to restore the power lost when up to 16 inches of rain fell in the area.
George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston reported an increase in the number of flights cancelled to 410 as the storms flooded roads near the airport. William P. Hobby Airport has cancelled more than 135 flights.
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