Water will be released from the dam into the neighborhood for the next 10 to 15 days, Turner said at a news conference on Friday, adding that this is a voluntary evacuation of homes, including apartment buildings, of the already flooded properties in the area, Xinhua news agency reported. Homes that are already flooded are likely to stay several feet under water, he added. Citing residents’ safety and the toll water rescues take on first responders, Turner asked all residents who had water in their homes to leave. Heavy rain that fell following Hurricane Harvey inundated the Barker and Addicks reservoir areas, west of Houston.
