Hurricane Harvey caused losses of $180 billion, Governor of Texas

Governor of the American state of Texas Greg Abbott estimated the damage from the Hurricane Harvey in the amount of $150 to $180 billion

He stated this on the air of the TV channel " Fox News".

The Governor of Texas said that losses from Harvey would exceed the losses due to the massive hurricanes Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and Sandy in 2005, which landed in 2012 on the northeastern coast of the United States.

Katrina, as I recall, caused losses of $120 billion, but if you look at the number of homes and businesses affected, then I think it will cost substantially more than $ 120 billion, probably from $150 to $180 billion. This much more than the Sandy hurricane, "said the governor of Texas.

US President Donald Trump has  declared a federal emergency  in Louisiana due to stormy Garvey.
Harvey Harvey  killed 44 people and 19 remain missing.

In the US state of Texas on August 31, two  explosions occurred on the territory of a flooded chemical plant .
US President Donald Trump has invited Congress $ 7.85 billion to erase the effects of the Harvey storm that has rocked the United States.

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