SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg is calling on residents to remain safe throughout the weekend by avoiding roads during heavy rainfall.
Hurricane Harvey reached the Texas coast overnight and stalled over the coastal bend. The storm is expected to drop several inches of rain across the San Antonio area.
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Nirenberg also asked residents to check in on elderly neighbors and take measures to ensure that essentials like bottled water, batteries and food have been purchased.
“While we’re hoping for the best, San Antonio residents should take every precaution to remain safe this weekend as we anticipate heavy rainfall and possible flooding,” Mayor Nirenberg said in a press release. “I have been proud to watch the immense level of coordination among multiple agencies and community partners as they’ve worked tirelessly to provide up-to-date information to our residents and resources and support to the more than 1,000 evacuees coming from the coastal bend.”
Nirenberg toured a local shelter for displaced residents Friday with Gov. Greg Abbott. He also called Corpus Christi Mayor Joe McComb to offer any additional support and let him know his residents were receiving aid and shelter.
“San Antonio is a compassionate city that is fortunate to have the resources to protect our residents and help neighbors in need,” Mayor Nirenberg said in the release. “No one will be turned away from our city as they seek shelter from this storm. And we will be there when they begin rebuilding their lives.”
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