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00:05 Houston, the largest city in Texas, was hit by thunderstorms and tornadoes on Thursday,
00:13 killing at least seven people.
00:15 According to the US Meteorological Bureau, the tornado landed at a speed of up to 177 kilometers per hour.
00:20 Some people were crushed by fallen trees, and some were crushed by a heavy aircraft blown down by strong winds.
00:26 Some people even described the storm as "as if they were in a blender."
00:32 Houston has at least 1 million power outages.
00:35 The city's school shutdown is estimated to have affected more than 400,000 students.
00:39 After the storm, some roads in the city were soaked in water.
00:43 Some were blocked by collapsed wires, and even glass fragments were scattered all over the ground.
00:49 The authorities therefore urged people to avoid traveling.
00:52 The entire city is now almost paralyzed.
00:57 The US Texas is a city that has been hit by a storm.
01:02 Netizens have reported that a strong wind blew the trees on the roadside violently.
01:07 Passengers on the road were also unable to move.
01:09 The weather was so bad that the sky was covered in dust.
01:12 There were also lightning strikes.
01:14 The storm caused many power lines to be blown down, and many families were out of power.
01:19 After the storm, the entire town was in a state of chaos.
01:23 Many trees were blown up by the strong wind, destroying houses and cars, and causing heavy damage to residents.
01:29 A shop's wall also collapsed due to the strong wind.
01:33 A big hole appeared on the wall, and the floor was covered in tiles.
01:36 The car parked on the side was also damaged.
01:38 The shop's employee described how he was moving chemical gas bottles.
01:42 Fortunately, the wall didn't explode when it collapsed.
01:47 The building was a brick building, and it knocked down. You could see the TVs hanging on the side.
01:53 Luckily, there was no explosion, because I'm about to go grab some of the propane in there.
01:57 In response to the storm and the attack,
01:59 President Biden also issued a disaster declaration to seven counties,
02:03 allowing affected areas to use federal resources to save themselves.
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