Tales from the Texas cold: Struggles didn't stop when power returned [View all]

[DonViejo]

2021/2/20 16:38 (EST)
©Austin American-Statesman

AUSTIN, Texas — Cold but undaunted, Courtney Flores thought her family was doing moderately well after almost two days without power to their South Austin home. But then the water started pouring down from the attic.

It was Tuesday, about an hour before sunset, as they scrambled to limit the already extensive damage while packing up for an escape to a friend's house, knowing that the driving conditions would worsen after dark. They made it safely, finally warm but — like many other Texans — facing uncertainty.

"For the next who knows how long, we have to figure out a lot of unknowns, like where to live until our home is habitable again," Flores said.

The Flores family was among those featured in an American-Statesman story earlier this week on the struggles of life without electricity, and the newspaper checked on three of those families to see how they're doing as the weather, at least, begins returning to normal.

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