We’re not sure the national media has yet to grasp the extent of the humanitarian crisis hitting Texas right now or that it’s going to get worse in the coming days:
Plumbers 'haven't seen the worst of it yet' as Texas pipes burst https://t.co/xhXOb6fAUj
— Lisa Falkenberg (@ChronFalkenberg) February 17, 2021
Already we’re seeing videos from burst pipes damaging homes, apartments and businesses throughout the state:
The tik tok videos of pipes busting inside Texas homes is absolutely wild. pic.twitter.com/Jj90Y1HzxI
— Arash Karami (@thekarami) February 17, 2021
This is a hotel in Dallas:
Just received this message and this video from a friend staying at Sonesta in #Dallas …
“Our hotel pipe just broke about 30 minutes ago. The hotel we are in has 300 units at 100% occupancy.”
It just keeps getting worse in #Texas . What a mess pic.twitter.com/azuDrpKTGJ
— Alex Rozier (@RozierReports) February 17, 2021
This is happening at multiple hotels, too, that are filled with evacuees:
Dude checked into a Texas hotel to escape the deep freeze. When the pipes broke after he checked in, he just started laughing. pic.twitter.com/iUGLyfDl4K
— Dean Blundell (@ItsDeanBlundell) February 17, 2021
High-rise apartment buildings have also been hit hard. From Dallas:
https://twitter.com/djordxc/status/1361824228475957251
And this is from Plano, TX:
https://twitter.com/djordxc/status/1361824595750252549
Downtown Fort Worth:
https://twitter.com/djordxc/status/1361828294279061506
This is going to be a punch that many businesses won’t recover from:
https://twitter.com/taywgriffin/status/1362074657789276161
Just awful:
Only in my bedroom that a pipe would freeze n bust!! I’m crying ?? #texas pic.twitter.com/GBtTt3pjFt
— Quuyeeniee the Pooh (@cuhwhen) February 16, 2021
3 hours of water just pouring in?
@EricWFAA next door neighbors here at an apartment in Grapevine knocked on door asking if we were seeing leaks, said no. This was the vacant apartment above them, sprinklers frozen and busted. After 3 hours water finally shut off#TexasWinterStorm2021 pic.twitter.com/5CT5rrYCJj
— ? (@BeardedPacker) February 17, 2021
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