The Latest: Houston man says he won't move despite 3rd flood

 

August 31, 2017



HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Harvey (all times local):

6:10 p.m.

In Houston's flooded Meyerland district, hundreds of families have been emptying their homes of sodden possessions under a baking sun as temperatures crawled up into the 90s. On Wednesday, they piled couches, soggy drywall and carpets ripped out of foul-smelling homes where floodwater had lingered for more than 24 hours. The curbs were lined with the pickup trucks of cleanup contractors and friends.

For Harry Duffey, a 48-year-old computer security specialist, this was flood No. 3 in as many years. He'd moved his f...



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