Hurricane Beryl leaves millions in Texas without power amid scorching heat - PBS NewsHour

Stephanie Sy:

Among the victims, an elderly woman in Houston killed when a tree fell into her second-story bedroom.

And Beryl's wrath is not over. It's moving north now as a weaker storm, but still forecasts to bring heavy wind, rain and possible tornadoes to parts of the Midwest this week. Now, in battered Southeast Texas, a heat wave has moved in, bringing humidity that could make it feel like 105 degrees.

Officials warned today it may take days to restore power to the millions of Texans that were sweltering in the dark as of this morning.

Nim Kidd, Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief: Power, again, is our number one priority. Secondary to that is establishing cooling centers and helping with generators at cooling centers if we need.

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