The death toll in the storm “Harvey” that struck the U.S. state of Texas, has risen to 39 people. On Thursday, August 31, CNN reports.
Earlier it was reported about at least 30 victims.
Hurricane “Harvey” hit the Texas on the night of 26 August. First, he appropriated the fourth category of danger, but then reduced to the level of a tropical storm. Maximum sustained wind speeds of at the peak of the hurricane reached 215 kilometres per hour. According to estimates by Bloomberg, the element of inflicted damage of 100 billion dollars.
“Harvey” was the most devastating natural disaster in the United States for 12 years. In August 2005, the U.S. was hit by hurricane Katrina. Then killed almost two thousand people, the disaster has cost the American Treasury in a record amount of 108 billion dollars.