Amerykański Episkopat prosi o pomoc po huraganie [GALERIA]

Amerykańska konferencja biskupów wzywa do nadzwyczajnej mobilizacji modlitw i solidarności w obliczu kataklizmu, z którym zmagają się mieszkańcy Teksasu. W ubiegły piątek, 25 sierpnia, w wybrzeża tego stanu uderzył huragan Harvey. Nad lądem przemienił się we front burzowy. Ulewne deszcze mogą potrwać do 1 września.

W imieniu episkopatu dramatyczny apel wystosował stojący na jego czele metropolita Galveston-Houston, która znalazła się w samym centrum tragicznych wydarzeń. Kard. Daniel DiNardo pisze o dramatycznych scenach, jakie rozgrywają się teraz w Teksasie, i o trwającym wciąż zagrożeniu. Prosi o modlitwę i wsparcie dla ofiar huraganu. Wyraża podziw i uznanie służbom ratowniczym, które z narażeniem życia śpieszą do poszkodowanych. Zapewnia też, że episkopat i katolickie instytucje charytatywne włączą się w pomoc dotkniętym tą klęską żywiołową. „Niech miłosierny i współczujący Bóg strzeże wszystkich, którym wciąż grozi niebezpieczeństwo” – napisał kard. DiNardo.

Zdjecia z Teksasu: Michael Wyke, Corinne Zilnicki, Simon Greene, PAP/EPA 

epa06167727 Spectators view the submerged highway interchange of Interstate 10 at Post Oak Road during a break in the rain in Houston, Texas, USA, 27 August 2017. The areas in and around Houston and south Texas are experiencing record floods after more than 24 inches of rain after Harvey made landfall in the south coast of Texas as a category 4 hurricane, the most powerful to affect the US since 2004. Harvey has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to cause heavy rain for several days. EPA/MICHAEL WYKE Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06167728 Two teens walk, one with his bike, through the flooded roadway of Texas 249 at T. C. Jester Blvd in Houston, Texas, USA, 27 August 2017. The areas in and around Houston and south Texas are experiencing record floods after more than 24 inches of rain after Harvey made landfall in the south coast of Texas as a category 4 hurricane, the most powerful to affect the US since 2004. Harvey has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to cause heavy rain for several days. EPA/MICHAEL WYKE Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06167731 A neighborhood resident checks his phone as he stands in the flooded roadway of Texas 249 near T. C. Jester Blvd. in Houston, Texas, USA, 27 August 2017. The areas in and around Houston and south Texas are experiencing record floods after more than 24 inches of rain after Harvey made landfall in the south coast of Texas as a category 4 hurricane, the most powerful to affect the US since 2004. Harvey has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to cause heavy rain for several days. EPA/MICHAEL WYKE Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06167844 A handout photo made available by the Texas Military Department shows Texas National Guard soldiers arriving to aid citizens in heavily flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, USA, 27 August 2017 (issued 28 August 2017). The areas in and around Houston and south Texas are experiencing record floods after more than 24 inches of rain after Harvey made landfall in the south coast of Texas as a category 4 hurricane, the most powerful to affect the US since 2004. Harvey has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to cause heavy rain for several days. EPA/LT. ZACHARY WEST, 100TH MPAD / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06167848 A handout photo made available by the Texas Military Department shows Texas National Guard soldiers arriving to aid citizens in heavily flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, USA, 27 August 2017 (issued 28 August 2017). The areas in and around Houston and south Texas are experiencing record floods after more than 24 inches of rain after Harvey made landfall in the south coast of Texas as a category 4 hurricane, the most powerful to affect the US since 2004. Harvey has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to cause heavy rain for several days. EPA/LT. ZACHARY WEST, 100TH MPAD / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06168314 A handout video still image made available by US Coast Guard Air on 28 August 2017, showing a US Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Houston rescuing one of five people from floodwaters in a southeastern Houston neighborhood, Texas, USA, after Hurricane Harvey, 27 August 2017. Reports on 28 August state Houston was facing the worst storm in the Texas state history as Hurricane Harvey brought a massive amount of 30 inches, or 75 cm of rain as it passed through the area. Punts are small boats teams that respond to floods or natural disasters. EPA/USCG CORINNE ZILNICKI HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06168740 A boat ferries rescued residents from homes and apartments across the flooded area of Cypress Creek at Kuykendal 15 miles northwest of downtown Houston, Texas, USA, 28 August 2017. The areas in and around Houston and south Texas are experiencing record floods after more than 24 inches of rain after Harvey made landfall in the south coast of Texas as a category 4 hurricane, the most powerful to affect the US since 2004. Harvey has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to cause heavy rain for several days. EPA/MICHAEL WYKE Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06168742 Mindy Walker and her three year old son Connor Martinez are helped out of a boat after being rescued from their home along Cypress Creek at Kuykendal 15 miles northwest of downtown Houston, Texas, USA, 28 August 2017. The areas in and around Houston and south Texas are experiencing record floods after more than 24 inches of rain after Harvey made landfall in the south coast of Texas as a category 4 hurricane, the most powerful to affect the US since 2004. Harvey has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to cause heavy rain for several days. EPA/MICHAEL WYKE Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06168743 Scott Flower helps his dog Padfoot out of the boat being rescued from his home along Cypress Creek at Kuykendal 15 miles northwest of downtown Houston, Texas, USA, 28 August 2017. The areas in and around Houston and south Texas are experiencing record floods after more than 24 inches of rain after Harvey made landfall in the south coast of Texas as a category 4 hurricane, the most powerful to affect the US since 2004. Harvey has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to cause heavy rain for several days. EPA/MICHAEL WYKE Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06168744 Sara Olivo wrangles her dogs off the boat after being rescued from her home along Cypress Creek at Kuykendal 15 miles northwest of downtown Houston, Texas, USA, 28 August 2017. The areas in and around Houston and south Texas are experiencing record floods after more than 24 inches of rain after Harvey made landfall in the south coast of Texas as a category 4 hurricane, the most powerful to affect the US since 2004. Harvey has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to cause heavy rain for several days. EPA/MICHAEL WYKE Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06168502 A handout photo made available by the US Coast Guard om 28 August 2017, showing an aerial view of streets of Houston, TX., flooded in the wake of Hurricane Harvey as viewed from a Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, 27 August 2017. Reports on 28 August state Houston was facing the worst storm in the Texas state history as Hurricane Harvey brought a massive amount of 30 inches, or 75 cm of rain as it passed through the area. Two Air Station Cape Cod Jayhawk helicopters and one HC-144 Ocean Sentry fixed wing aircraft along with 19 crewmembers have been sent to support the search and rescue efforts. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Simon Greene. EPA/LT. CMDR. SIMON GREENE HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06168535 A handout photo made available by the Texas Military Department shows Texas National Guard soldiers arriving to aid citizens in heavily flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, USA, 27 August 2017 (issued 28 August 2017). The areas in and around Houston and south Texas are experiencing record floods after more than 24 inches of rain after Harvey made landfall in the south coast of Texas as a category 4 hurricane, the most powerful to affect the US since 2004. Harvey has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to cause heavy rain for several days. EPA/LT. ZACHARY WEST, 100TH MPAD / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06168541 A handout photo made available by the Texas Military Department shows Texas National Guard soldiers helping citizens in heavily flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, USA, 27 August 2017 (issued 28 August 2017). The areas in and around Houston and south Texas are experiencing record floods after more than 24 inches of rain after Harvey made landfall in the south coast of Texas as a category 4 hurricane, the most powerful to affect the US since 2004. Harvey has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to cause heavy rain for several days. EPA/LT. ZACHARY WEST, 100TH MPAD / HANDOUT Downloaded by Tech. Sgt. Angelita Lawrence Defense Imagery Management Operations Center [email protected] via DVIDS HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06168542 A handout photo made available by the Texas Military Department shows Texas National Guard soldiers helping citizens in heavily flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, USA, 27 August 2017 (issued 28 August 2017). The areas in and around Houston and south Texas are experiencing record floods after more than 24 inches of rain after Harvey made landfall in the south coast of Texas as a category 4 hurricane, the most powerful to affect the US since 2004. Harvey has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to cause heavy rain for several days. EPA/LT. ZACHARY WEST, 100TH MPAD / HANDOUT Downloaded by Tech. Sgt. Angelita Lawrence Defense Imagery Management Operations Center [email protected] via DVIDS HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06168543 A handout photo made available by the Texas Military Department shows Texas National Guard soldiers helping citizens in heavily flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, USA, 27 August 2017 (issued 28 August 2017). The areas in and around Houston and south Texas are experiencing record floods after more than 24 inches of rain after Harvey made landfall in the south coast of Texas as a category 4 hurricane, the most powerful to affect the US since 2004. Harvey has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to cause heavy rain for several days. EPA/LT. ZACHARY WEST, 100TH MPAD / HANDOUT Downloaded by Tech. Sgt. Angelita Lawrence Defense Imagery Management Operations Center [email protected] via DVIDS HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY Dostawca: PAP/EPA.