Houston experienced the largest flooding event in the last 15 years early this week, shutting down the city.
Eight people were killed in eastern Texas as water collected on roadways and inundated homes, businesses and apartment complexes. Greenspoint, a neighborhood in the northern part of the city, was one of the hardest-hit areas.
Cynthia Jamison woke up Monday morning in her first-floor Greenspoint apartment to an unfamiliar noise.
“I got up to go and check and see what it was and the minute I put my foot on the floor, I felt cold water,” she told AccuWeather.
Water was up to her ankles. A neon sneaker floated across her room, riding the waves of the murky water as she tried to find her purse. She documented the rest of the morning’s plight on Instagram as a way to make sure her family back home in Louisiana knew she was okay.
It was 6 a.m., and most people weren’t awake yet. Jamison estimated only four or so others were moving around, all trying to figure out what to do next. She didn’t see any city officials, workers or a landlord.
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But Jamison didn’t stop and think. She took off, gathering her essentials and some food, unsure of where she would end up. She went outside the complex, and spotted a man with a tow truck. Water was already up to the tires, but they decided it was the best way out.
“We tried to go as far as we could before it died,” she said.
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