Sewage, debris, mosquitoes: flood waters increase health risk for Harvey victims
by Jessica Glenza in New York from on (#30PHC)
Flood waters were still pouring into homes in Houston - bringing with them a further threat to public health
Tropical storm Harvey continues to threaten lives in Houston, where officials are focused on evacuating hospitals and securing life-saving emergency transportation, knowing they face long-term health threats.
"Our number one priority now," said Chris Van Deusen, a clearly frayed spokesperson for the Texas Department of State Health Services, is "to make sure hospital patients and those with medical needs are taken care of."
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