HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Volunteers assisted a family in northeast Houston with clean-up efforts after they had been without power for 12 days following Hurricane Beryl.
The Bennett family had been sleeping on couches and sleeping bags, huddling together in the one room cooled by a donated generator.
Volunteers from the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation and West Street Recovery helped clear debris from the yard, and a tree trimmer cut down some trees in the backyard.
Kenneth Bennett, who is disabled, told on Friday that their insurance claims were denied since no trees physically hit their home.
He and his wife Carolyn Ann care for four grandchildren.
Three trees in the family’s backyard fell, knocking out the power, gas, and sewage lines, and another was on the verge of falling.
Additionally, Houston Mayor John Whitmire visited the family’s house.
CenterPoint officials sent this statement on Friday:
“We can confirm that 6331 Harmon has meter loop damage. We cannot safely restore service to the home until they have a licensed electrician make the necessary repairs.”
The family is still waiting for full power restoration from CenterPoint.
