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Essay On Hurricanes

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It was August 25, 2017. Craig, his wife Sarah, and their cats, Mimi and Carol, were in their living room of their one story house watching the news in Houston, Texas at about 12:00pm. The news was talking about the weather for that day. All of the sudden, the electricity went out. The house was starting to flood. Sarah had been on her phone, texting her friend. Sarah lost internet connection so she decided to go do something else. She started to read a book, but then she remembered that she needed to pack for her trip the next day. She went into their room to pack a few things for the trip. Then, the master bedroom started to flood. Sarah ran out of the room and went to get the radio. Sadly, Sarah couldn't find it. Her husband was …show more content…

You could smell all of the chemicals in the water. Craig knew that he wouldn't be able to drink the water. The smell of the water was so horrid, that Craig and Sarah had to plug their noses. Craig accidently got some water in his mouth, and spit it out immediately. The water tasted awful! It tasted like salt water with chemicals in it! The water had garbage, oils, chemicals, acids, and other objects that the couple couldn't figure out what they were since the water was as mucky as a dirty fish tank. Craig started pushing the raft to get away. Sarah sat on the raft to keep the cats happy. Craig didn't mind seeing as Sarah was pretty light. A few hours later, Craig was still pushing the raft. He then saw a small place next to a worn down casino that Sarah and him could stay. He pushed the raft over to the spot. The two set up. "We are under a roof!" Sarah screamed quietly, but happily. "Yes we are," replied Craig. Craig placed the cats on the ground and opened their carriers, but they moved closer to the back wall. Once they finished setting up where they would stay for the next few days, Sarah lay down to take a nap. Craig decided that it would be better if he stayed up in case they were forced to move their spot again. A few hours went by before Sarah woke up. Once she woke up, it was 9:00pm. The two ate something and then went to bed. A couple of days later, the water finally retreated and the couple started to get ready to go home. Once they got

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