Thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Harvey in Port Arthur, Texas, are being moved into tents. Emergency officials have put up some 250 tents in a parking lot. Each one can hold up to 14 people. Officials say men and women are being put in different tents as families are staying together in other tents. City officials say they also plan to set up one big tent that can hold 250 people and put barriers inside to separate men and women. Mayor Derrick Freeman says he expects more evacuees from Dallas and Garland to return to Port Arthur and stay in the tents.
Officials say the tents are temporary shelters where people can stay for about 30 days, but that could be extended. FEMA and county officials are working on a long-term housing solution.
Photo: A flooded street is seen after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 31. (Getty Images)