FORT BEND COUNTY (KTRK) --
As the Brazos River reached unprecedented levels, more and more
homeowners in Fort Bend County who tried to stay home found themselves
evacuating."You have to be strong, and be at peace, and move on. That's what we're doing," said Ralph Hall. He told us he had been up since 5:30am watching the water creep closer and closer to his home near Richmond.
"We're just worn out!" he said.
He lives in River's Edge, a neighborhood now more than living up to its name. It's located off of FM 359 and River Trace Drive. Rescue crews with Texas Task Force 1, the Texas Army National Guard, Richmond Police and the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office spent the day helping those who hoped to wait out the water then decided it would be best to evacuate.
"It's time to go. Yeah. Its not gonna recede," said April Cassidy. She is pregnant with twins and fled the floodwaters with her husband, 5-year-old daughter and dog.
Only then did it hit her.
"Where are we gonna go? What are we gonna do?" she said.
We forget maybe sometimes that those helping us can be victims too.
"I've never seen it like this, not one time," said Fulshear Police Officer Nicky Braly. He and his family also evacuated. But as soon as they got settled at a friend's he was headed in to work.
"Well, yeah. That's what we do," he said.
In Fort Bend, The American Red Cross has opened a shelter for displaced residents at River Pointe Church, 5000 Ransom Rd, Richmond. You can also receive kits with essential supplies like clean-up kits and personal hygiene supplies at First Baptist Church, 502 S. 5th St., Richmond