Seeking Refuge in Houston

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary

4.3 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2017

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, refugees and undocumented immigrants, already scared about deportation and the risks of interacting with government, must seek help from the same authorities they fear might seek to look into their immigration status. As Houston comes together, the city’s mosques and Islamic centres have opened their doors to all who need shelter. Volunteers from all backgrounds have been helping those who need rescue and immediate relief. For a brief moment, prejudices seem to melt away. But can it last through what will be a long process of rebuilding?

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0:00.0	Hello from the BBC World Service and welcome to the latest edition of the
0:05.0	documentary podcast. Every week we bring you a range of stories from our
0:09.8	presenters and reporters across the world.
0:13.0	If you have the time, please rate the documentary on your podcast app and leave us a comment.
0:18.1	Let us know what you think.
0:20.2	I'm Monica Campbell and I'm here in Houston on the East Coast of Texas in the United States.
0:26.0	For the last few weeks headlines have been dominated by hurricanes and floods
0:30.6	causing devastation from India and Nepal to the Caribbean. Hurricane Irma is just
0:36.2	the latest in a ferocious season of natural disaster.
0:40.2	As we look forward across the world to long-term recovery,
0:44.2	I'm here reporting for the BBC World Service on what happens in the aftermath of a terrible storm.
0:51.2	They're using a single word to describe the floods in Houston, Texas, unprecedented.
0:56.2	Either the worst or one of the worst floods Houston's ever had.
0:59.6	We are measuring it not in...
1:00.8	The raw facts of Storm Harvey are enough to shock.
1:04.0	19 trillion gallons of rain in Texas alone, falling in the space of just a few days.
1:11.0	Flooding in Texas is expected to get worse.
1:15.0	30,000 people driven from their homes and more than 100,000 homes damaged by the storm
1:21.2	and the flooding that followed.
1:22.4	The people are very raw, they're still shocked. damaged by the storm and the flooding that followed.
1:22.8	The people are very raw, they're still shocked a little bit,
1:25.2	because many of them have lost everything.
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