Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 11, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba 82 vein Nipra Frky june 2001 flooding death toll rises to 16 damage tally in Houston near billion Houston the death toll from the flooding caused by the Rem Nants of tropical storm Allison Rose to 16 in Texas and and one officials estimate of damage in Houston neared billion Houston mayor Lee Brown estimated yesterday that Homes and businesses had been damaged since the flooding began at least Homes were believed damaged in sur rounding Harris said tax assessor Paul Bettencourt if i were to give a it would top Brown said of the dam that would be a but it would suggest we have had a serious at least one storm related death was reported in and Texas officials said the death toll in the Houston area was up to Brown urged downtown employers to give workers the Day off because of buildings being Power out and water in some of the in asking employers to con Sider tomorrow a Day of Brown at least people were being helped in More than 30 red Cross director John Mcdivitt a rain gauge on the cites East Side had measured nearly 90 centimetres of rain since the first named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane came ashore last More than 50 centimetres of rain fell on some areas on Friday and when the wet weather swung around and returned from rain was still falling yesterday in where the City of Thibodaux l Duero press helping hands in a Rick and Jesse Garza transport Shirley onegin in Houston had collected nearly 60 centimetres of rain since june state officials said they had no Way of knowing How Many people had been but at least families had been flooded out of their Homes in East Baton Rouge parts of downtown Houston remained without Power and Telephone service Brown some highways in the fourth largest City in the were still blocked yesterday by High water or scores of cars and trucks abandoned in the Middle of Flash this is police Klausner said As he watched Crews pulling dozens of cars and tractor Trail or rigs from interstate which was closed for a third truck Driver Charles Steele had to swim away from his big Rig when the rapidly rising water made his empty Tanker trailer its probably he with snakes and lizards floating in 90 centimetres of water in his Al Guillen and his family were forced to move to their second floor in the Houston subdivision of Hunter Wood we were having a Battle with them last Guillen said with a laugh yesterday after being rescued by the National i kept telling this is my get Guillen said he let some of his neigh Bours dogs into the they were crying because they swim any he Houston based Continental airlines resumed flights in and out of the cites Bush intercontinental Airport on yes some flights were can celled saturday because Crews had trouble getting to the associated press 5 teens die As car crashes into Quarry divers recovered the bodies yesterday of five teenagers killed when their car crashed into a Quarry filled with the Driver of the a 21year old was the Only survivor of the which occurred Early yester Day morning As the group left the site of a campfire the whose name was not was arrested and expected to spend the night in provincial police spokesman Serge Dubord said investigators will meet with a prosecutor today to determine if charges should be witnesses told police the group had been but results of the Drivers blood test wont be known for a couple of police dont believe Speed was the said they just left the party and its a Small Trail in a Field so you cant go Dubord said in an he said its possible the Driver made a wrong the five three males and two females aged 15 to All drowned when the car fell about four metres into the they have been identified As Sebastien and Steve both of Karl and Marie France both of and Patricia of family and friends who gathered at the site yesterday were still in Shock As the bodies and car were you just cant understand How this could said Raymond the Uncle of one of the Canadian press final Day daily rental specials Vokles must week Hudi prices too Sharp to advertise vehicles As Low As two men beaten to death in Toronto nursing Home Toronto the family of a Man slain in a nursing Home Over the weekend says they placed him there for his own safety and now feel immense guilt they did it act sooner on their plans to move him we Only brought him Here because he had wandered off and we were worried about his How Ahmed 37yearold Ste grand son of victim Ezzeldin said yes a retired mechanical Engi tenders the Winnipeg school division 1 tenders for delivery service sealed tenders will be received at the office of the the Winnipeg school division 1577 Wall Street up to june 2001 for delivery for form of tender and apply to the senior purchasing the Winnipeg school division the lowest or any tender will not necessarily be Cha Secretary treasurer the Winnipeg school division 1 suffered from an Early stage of we feel so guilty that we left him Helmi said on and Pedro were bludgeoned to death by whats believed to be a piece of a wheel according to Giuseppe nac was left with serious head the three roommates were violently attacked in their room on the alzheimer Wing of the Northend Toron to nursing Casa verde health Cen Helmi said the family decided to move Elrubi out of the facility after his visited Elrubi on Friday and said she was alarmed by what she according to his wife said the Ward reeked of urine and Elrubi want wearing his own Helmis wife also said Elrubi didst have a diaper on and he had a deep Cut on his face from Toronto police were called to the Nurs ing Home saturday evening after receiving a Call that a 74yearold Man was beating other residents in the head with a steel possibly the Footrest of a Piara Singh Sandhu is charged with two counts of second degree murder and one count of attempted Canadian press v1mmhp w vehicle crts crts hearing canals the crts invites you to participate at a Public hearing commencing on 24 july 2001 at at the crts 1 do to 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