Laredo, TX, August 27, 2007: Members of the City’s Emergency Management Team and City Manager’s Office met to prepare for next week’s possible landfall of Hurricane Dean along the Texas coastline. Preparations include local and state coordination of resources, state and weather service conference call participation and constant monitoring of the event.
The State of Texas Division of Emergency Management has designated the City of Laredo a host city for those that may need to evacuate affected communities along the cost. Local emergency shelters will be opened if necessary to receive as many as 5000 evacuees.
City officials would like to remind citizens that this event could possibly bring heavy rainfall to our area and necessary precautions should be taken such as preparing a family emergency
kit, having a family emergency plan in place and refueling your vehicles. See the attached examples for reference.
Also, we want to discourage anyone from driving through flooded roadways as this places you and others in harm’s way.
Finally, please stay tuned to local media for developing news regarding this event.
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