Iashia Nelson cradled her 4-year-old son, shielding him from the pounding rain as she and close to 30 others huddled together on a rooftop, praying they would be rescued.
In the eight hours they waited, without any food or water, Nelson, 36, said she witnessed at least four people die.
She saw a woman and child trapped in a car, honking their horn in panic until the water engulfed them. She saw another woman, clinging to a tree, lose her grip and be swept away by the rapids. She saw three men attempt to resuscitate an elderly woman who had drowned.
The images are seared into her mind, emerging whenever she closes her eyes. It’s why she’s hardly slept since her family moved to a downtown Houston shelter on Monday.
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