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  • 5/19/2024
Thousands of people in the Houston area faced sweltering heat without power on Saturday (May 18) following severe storms that claimed at least seven lives.

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00:00 Thousands of people in the Houston area faced sweltering heat without power on Saturday
00:06 following severe storms that claimed at least seven lives.
00:10 The National Weather Service predicted temperatures around 90 degrees and warned residents in
00:16 a post on social media platform of the threat of heat stroke.
00:20 Storms packing winds tore through the region, damaging homes and buildings, felling power
00:25 lines and leaving more than 800,000 people without electricity.
00:30 A tornado touched down near the suburb of Cyprus, shattering trees and windows and strewing
00:36 debris.
00:37 As of Saturday morning, more than 500,000 people in the region still were without power.
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