Beaumont, Texas Mayor: We Have Lost 2 Lives and We’ve Made About 80 Rescues Yesterday

[excerpt BRZEZINSKI Joining us ░░░░░░░░ now on the phone ░░░░░░░░ mayor of Beaumont Texas ░░░░░░░░ Ames where they got ░░░░░░░░ inches of rain yesterday ░░░░░░░░ previous record was 12 ░░░░░░░░ Mayor I guess first ░░░░░░░░ all give us the ░░░░░░░░ on rescues and lost ░░░░░░░░ because there were certainly ░░░░░░░░ harrowing stories from Beaumont ░░░░░░░░ I can only speak ░░░░░░░░ the city limits I ░░░░░░░░ t know the surrounding ░░░░░░░░ yet and we are ░░░░░░░░ county seat so we ░░░░░░░░ serve quite a few ░░░░░░░░ around As far as ░░░░░░░░ the city of Beaumont ░░░░░░░░ this event we have ░░░░░░░░ had two loss of ░░░░░░░░ That s too many ░░░░░░░░ in the scheme of ░░░░░░░░ we did about 80 ░░░░░░░░ just yesterday BRZEZINSKI And ░░░░░░░░ biggest concern at this ░░░░░░░░ what is the number ░░░░░░░░ challenge for first responders ░░░░░░░░ The number one challenge ░░░░░░░░ this minute is that ░░░░░░░░ s still dark outside ░░░░░░░░ it s very hard ░░░░░░░░ do a very good ░░░░░░░░ of everything when it ░░░░░░░░ dark So we are ░░░░░░░░ anticipating daybreak During the ░░░░░░░░ last night we only ░░░░░░░░ emergent rescues when it ░░░░░░░░ dark outside because that ░░░░░░░░ put people in more ░░░░░░░░ We have done some ░░░░░░░░ with water in homes ░░░░░░░░ that kind of thing ░░░░░░░░ do that in the ░░░░░░░░ We have a system ░░░░░░░░ up where they can ░░░░░░░░ the 311 hotline and ░░░░░░░░ ll go get them ░░░░░░░░ we started telling them ░░░░░░░░ If you will have ░░░░░░░░ leave your house and ░░░░░░░░ transportation please tell us ░░░░░░░░ because after it gets ░░░░░░░░ we ll only do ░░░░░░░░ rescues.’”