The Latest: Report: Port Arthur flooding situation dire


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DATE: Aug. 30, 2017, 8 a.m.

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  1. The National Weather Service has issued streak surge crises for parts of Southeast Texas, including Beaumont and Port Arthur.
  2. KFDM-TV reports the circumstance in Port Arthur is critical as homes were required to load with rising floodwaters and occupants uncertain of how to clear the city.
  3. Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens tells the station that region assets can't get the chance to Port Arthur as a result of the flooding and a few occupants have gone into survival mode.
  4. Leader Derrick Freeman said on his Facebook page that the "city is submerged right now however we are coming!" He additionally encouraged inhabitants to get to higher ground, yet abstain from getting to be plainly caught in lofts.
  5. Appointee Marcus McLellan says city's 911 framework has been immersed with calls, which are skipping to other law requirement organizations. McLellan says the sheriff's office is attempting to hand-off those calls to the best possible experts in Port Arthur.

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