Flooding in Houston, Texas, caused by Hurricane Harvey has worsened earlier this week. Thousands of people were trapped in their homes, so in addition to the rescue team, many people used their own boats to rescue people to shelters. In the photo is Alexandra Jorge who saved 4-year-old Ethan Colman from the flood on August 28. This rescue photo was quickly recorded by a photographer in Texas.
The man who rescued a child in a storm in the style that Hollywood movies only revealed is Alexandre Jorge. In the photo, he rowed a boat across floodwaters in the rain while Ethan Colman was lying on the boat and was taken to safety.
In addition to the "ship rowing hero", many others are trying to rescue people in an unprecedented flood in the US. Houston Daryl Hudeck police carried the young Vietnamese-American mother Catherine Pham, 30, and her 13-month-old son Aiden through the flooded area on August 27.
Police officer Daryl Hudeck with a photo of rescuing a mother and daughter of Vietnamese origin that caused a fever on social media on the same day also saved two small dogs from floodwaters.
In the photo, Dean Mize drove more than 300km from his home in Chandler Houston to help those trapped by boat and truck.
Dean Mize tried to rescue a mother and her 3-week-old child trapped out of the house, but his boat could not reach the house. After many hours of trying to fail, he waved a fanboat and, together with the owner of the Louisianan Jason Legnon, took Shardea and baby Sarai Harrison to her parents' house.
Dean Mize also helped get a disabled man out of the house and rescue an elderly couple on another mission.
In the photo are volunteers participating in the rescue. At a press conference early on the morning of August 28, Mayor Houston Sylvester tour guide proposed that the government support the rescue work.
At least 11 people are believed to have died in Texas since Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25. Among them, a family of 6 people died in a truck on the way to avoid the flood. According to FEMA, about 30,000 people will be homeless after the storm passes. The photo shows volunteers rescuing Sterling Broughton from a flooded house and getting her onto a truck to safety.
