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More than 877,000 homes and businesses remain without power in the Houston area after Hurricane Beryl struck earlier this week, leaving residents extremely vulnerable as a record-breaking heat has persisted across the US.
A heat advisory was issued for the region on Friday by the National Weather Service.
It warned of the heat index, which combines heat and humidity, of temperatures that will feel as severe as 103 degrees, levels where those without air conditioning face “the risk for heat-related illnesses,” conditions believed to have killed at least 37 people nationwide during the heatwave.
Frankie Thibideaux, 57, told CNN her Houston home had been swamped with water, then went moldy in the heat, prompting her to stay in a hotel.
“We can’t live in a place like that,” she said. “I won’t even …