Throughout Wednesday afternoon, piles of water and food were distributed to many other people outside the Acres Homes multi-service center. Like Bayland, the network center also served as a cooling center.
Several distribution sites and cooling centers have been opened in the Houston territory for others in need of food and heat escape.
On Wednesday afternoon, Guadalupe Alardin was lining up at the Bayland Community Center, which also served as a distribution site and cooling center for those seeking respite from the heat. While Alardin waited for food and water, he said that while he knew of a hurricane while heading to Houston, he didn’t expect a power outage for so many days.
“This is how we are now, it’s a complicated situation,” he said in Spanish.
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Brenda Hernandez, another resident waiting in line in the center of the network, said she didn’t expect the hurricane to hit so close to home. He added that some food he bought over the weekend had already spoiled after a power outage.
“For me it’s complicated because I’m alone with two children,” she said in Spanish. “Buying and wasting food is difficult. We don’t have a position to put kindness on it or at least a fan, nothing.
Hernandez intends to remain at the Array cooling center. Amalia Álvarez and her two dogs, Ruby and Argos, had spent several hours in the center of the network waiting for the force to be restored.
“It’s comfortable,” he said, as his two dogs rested comfortably on the cool floor.
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Other centers have opened the city, adding Lakewood Church, Crosby Community Center, and Acres Homes Multi-Service Center.
Throughout Wednesday afternoon, piles of water and food were distributed to many people outside the Acres Homes multi-service center. Like Bayland, the network center had also served as a cooling center. Earnestine Sykes took advantage of the new indoor air to rate her phone. It was the second day he spent in the center of the net.
“It’s boring to me, you know? It’s frustrating,” Sykes said. It’s a big city. I don’t understand why Centerpoint can’t keep our lights on. “
Distribution centers will most likely reopen Thursday at 10 a. m. m. while supplies last. For a complete list of cooling centers and shelters in the Houston area, click here.
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