The health dangers from Hurricane Harvey’s floods and Houston’s chemical plants

Floods caused by Hurricane Harvey have caused serious damage in Texas, both devastating and historical. According to the report, the death toll on Thursday will increase by at least 37, officials expect to have up to 30,000 people to evacuate from the flood house.

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After the Hurricane Harvey attack, a record flood threatened the chemical factory in Houston. This will lead to evacuation from these plants. The collision of flammable substances during the storm caused an explosion in some chemical plants, there was no serious injury. However, due to the flood, toxic waste pollutes the flood and brings danger to displaced people. The reporter visited several contaminated areas. Meanwhile, the US Environmental Protection Agency visited some of them and criticized them violently when they were criticized.

Houston has a pipeline of more than 6,500 miles of oil and gas completely destroyed by Hurricane Harvey, 10 refineries, 500 chemical plants. Due to the flood, hundreds to tens of thousands to tens of thousands of people temporarily lose their homes and continue emitting various carcinogenic chemicals such as benzene, vinyl chloride and butadiene. Samuel Coleman, the industrial plant environmental protection agency (EPA) regional office, said that the initial urgent goal of the agency is to "resolve environmental hazards as soon as possible rather than announcing what the problem is" It is said. Despite the past, the citizens should have been warned about 'dozens of leaks' in AP communications and chronicles.