Over the weekend, Houston and parts of Texas faced unimaginable destruction and record-breaking flooding. There were hundreds of horrific images of an entire city underwater, but amid the damage came hope, in the form of ordinary people stepping up to save lives and help out their communities.
Here's a few highlights:
Our officers conducting rescue operations in our city around the clock. Please STAY OFF the roadways and help us by helping your neighbors. pic.twitter.com/xRTYiNvaRe
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) August 28, 2017
Our @houstonchron photogs have done incredible (& brave) work today. A slideshow worth your time: https://t.co/u63bq3UdGU #Houwx #Harvey pic.twitter.com/gLlVLuXbAg
— Dwight Silverman (@dsilverman) August 27, 2017
Just, wow:
A man clinging to a street sign, stranded in the middle of dangerously high flood waters, gets an incredible rescue: https://t.co/O0kp2W0FQj pic.twitter.com/crl76RrO5O
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) August 27, 2017
Touching photo by Louis DeLuca from our slideshow of Texans providing rescue in #HurricaneHarvey's 'biblical' floods https://t.co/faSH6O6Omm pic.twitter.com/h3r2vAji5J
— Michael Hamtil (@mhamtil) August 28, 2017
Extraordinary photo shows Harris County Sheriff's deputy rescuing two children from high floodwaters in Cypress, TX https://t.co/AC1yFnuJKv pic.twitter.com/L3sbmelLX9
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 27, 2017
Put your sound on for this one:
Dear God some people give me such hope:
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) August 27, 2017
REPORTER: What are you going to do?
HERO: I'm gonna save some lives.pic.twitter.com/Qj2nmvCD97
AMAZING RESCUE: A person was holding on to their car and trying to survive when two men saved him on the Katy Frwy https://t.co/pIUUByO9QM pic.twitter.com/42JevueFc3
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) August 28, 2017
Houston Texans player JJ Watt raised over $500,000 in under a day:
Hit $500k within 24 hours.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) August 28, 2017
I've raised the goal to $1 million.
Incredible to witness people coming together for the greater good of humanity pic.twitter.com/ZGllA96pwD
Crystal jaramillo and Trey Jones of Texas City say they've rescued about 22 people in their kayak. #harvey pic.twitter.com/i4J8pEiPLu
— Marissa Barnett (@marissambarnett) August 27, 2017
Many people took out their private boats to help rescue people:
Armada of private boats rescuing hundreds in heavily flooded Dickinson TX @KHOU @wfaachannel8 pic.twitter.com/MZP7oRyBuD
— Kevin Reece (@KevinReeceWFAA) August 27, 2017
...including the "Cajun Navy" from Lousiana.
The Cajun Navy is doing amazing things in the Houston areahttps://t.co/2pe2xymkPC pic.twitter.com/Zg872ASjwX
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) August 28, 2017
The damage done to the city will take years to recover from. But if this past weekend was any sort of sign, Houston is full of wonderful people who truly care for each other.