The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a bridge over Greens Bayou at Woodforest Blvd. just east of Houston has collapsed:
ALERT from @HCSOTexas: Bridge over Greens Bayou collapse at Woodforest Blvd and Normandy, near Cloverleaf area
— Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (@ReadyHarris) August 29, 2017
And this doesn’t sound good:
PLEASE avoid area. If you need rescue, jump on the next vehicle or boat. Deputies are working w/ first responders to get to you. #harvey https://t.co/Czdc2s3KR3
— HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) August 29, 2017
Here’s the area via Google maps:
And here’s the street view from on top of the bridge looking north:
This is the same general area where a family of 6 was killed over the weekend:
Deputies on Sunday rescued a man from Greens Bayou flood waters, who stated his van with 6 relatives was submerged. Van has not been located
— HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) August 29, 2017
JUST IN: 4 children, 2 great-grandparents swept away in van overtaken by flood waters at Greens Bayou https://t.co/QIsUqedBLo pic.twitter.com/6mjKcGdU6H
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) August 29, 2017
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 29, 2017
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