We’ve all seen plenty of heartbreaking images from Texas this weekend, as vicious floods continue to destroy lives and property in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. But some of the most chilling footage has been taken from the sky, as hobby drones in the region document the devastation that’s still taking place.
Modern technology such as social media and smartphone cameras now bring images of natural disasters to people around the world in an instant. And with this decade’s rise of drones, the bird’s eye view has become nearly as ubiquitous as any other.
We’ve collected some of the footage taken in the past couple of days in and around Houston. Some of it is taken by drone pros, while other footage clearly shows amateurs who are still learning to use their drones. But pro or not, each clip is an important document of this historic natural disaster.
If you want to help people on the ground, Houston Press has compiled a list of food banks in the area where you can donate. You can also donate to the Red Cross, but you should probably read up on their failures in Haiti (they raised half a billion dollars and built just six homes after the earthquake in 2010) before you do that. But help however you think is best. People are suffering and they’re going to be suffering for some time to come.
YouTube user: Marco Luzuriaga
Description: Drone video of Brays Bayou in Houston Texas on 27 August 2017. Taken during a break in the rain associated with tropical storm Harvey.
YouTube user: 121TheProject121
Description: Houston Flooding in Energy Corridor at Eldridge Pkwy/Memorial Drive. Buffalo Bayou At the End.
YouTube user: Von Castor
Description: Drone footage of #Harvey damage in Port Aransas Tx.
YouTube user: CNN
Description: Drone footage from Rockport, Texas, shows the destruction left behind by Hurricane Harvey.
YouTube user: Hurricane Track
Description: Houston flood aerial video – South Mayde Creek @ Greenhouse Rd.
YouTube user: Live Storms Media
Description: Video By: Nik O
YouTube user: Eric Overton
Description: This is near i45 in League City Texas near 518 and Nasa road 1.
YouTube user: Americage
Description: Pray for Houston, Texas. Drone footage of the Houston flood, the flooding path is unbelieveable. Hurricane Harvey 2017.
YouTube user: Bored at Work
Description: Drone Footage Of Hurricane Harvey Flooding In Houston!
YouTube user: Jim P
Description: Drone flyover of Arthur Storey Park in Houston, flooded by Hurricane Harvey.
YouTube user: Aaron Najera
Description: Some amateur shots taken with my drone of the Buffalo Bayou in west Houston on Briar Forest.
YouTube user: Airluxe Studios
Description: Drone video (Part 1) of Hurricane Harvey at The Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX by AirLuxe Studios.
YouTube user: Paul Andrew Kennedy
Description: Drone video of some flooding in San Leon.
YouTube user: Von Castor
Description: Drone footage of #Harvey damage in Port Aransas Tx.
YouTube user: Adam Rayburn
Description: SE Houston off 45S, Dixie Farm and Beamer.