AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the the State of Texas has deployed 400 buses, 38 aircraft, 82 boats, 202 high-profile vehicles, and 60 ambulances to help with recovery from Hurricane Laura.
Governor Abbott stressed that power outages are likely through Thursday, and urged Texans to avoid bringing generators into their homes due to the high risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The Governor also announced that the counties of Camp, Ellis, and Tarrant have been added to his State Disaster Declaration and has requested that the federal government add these counties to the Presidential Disaster Declaration. Governor Abbott also discussed planned recovery efforts, and noted that TDEM Recovery personnel, damage assessment platforms, and volunteer organizations are already in place for deployment post-landfall.
“The power of Hurricane Laura is unprecedented,” said Governor Abbott. “The conditions of this storm are unsurvivable. The State of Texas is prepared to respond to the storm, and we are working alongside federal and local officials to keep Texans safe.”
Abbott said East Texas is also projected to experience hurricane force winds as the storm travels north.
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