An appeal has been launched to help a former Angus family who lost everything during the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey.
Tania Wishart and her daughter Stephanie left Arbroath for Texas in 2011.
Their home in Dickinson is under water and all their belongings are gone.
Parts of Texas have been hit by more than 50 inches of rainfall since Hurricane Harvey landed on August 25, setting new records before it was downgraded to a tropical storm and, late on Wednesday, to a tropical depression.
Large areas of Houston, the fourth most populous city in the US, remain under water.
Tania’s son Stephen, who lives in Belfast with his fiance Chloe, launched an online fund with Justgiving to help.
“Unfortunately, my mum and sister have been victim to this storm and have lost everything they have, including their home, car and all their personal belongings,” he said.
“My mum woke up in the middle of the night with water in her bedroom and her ground floor apartment flooding.
“As she opened the door many of her belongings were drifting out onto the street with the water and she saw that her car was completely submerged.
“She and a neighbour made it into a first floor apartment block while the water rose but had to wait for hours before a rescue boat could reach them.
“My Mum had nothing more than the clothes on her back, her phone and $20 in her pocket.”
Click here to donate with Justgiving.
