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Millions of people in Texas have felt the effects of Beryl’s remnants. The natural disaster struck Monday, leaving many without power. Mississippi organizations such as the American Red Cross and Entergy are sending aid to the state. Shawn Corkran, vice president of reliability for Entergy, said at least 2 million people are without power in Texas. He said they have sent about 170 crews to restore power to the area. “This is just the beginning of hurricane season … Beryl formed faster than most hurricanes we’ve seen,” Red Cross spokeswoman Annette Rowland said. The American Red Cross of Mississippi and Alabama said it has eight volunteers helping Houston residents prepare for the storm, including building evacuation shelters. “Before the hurricane hit, we made sure we had staff on site. We had about eight people already deployed to the area so we could be there quickly,” Rowland said. The Mississippi branch of the Red Cross said it plans to send more volunteers because it could take weeks for Houston to recover.

HOUSTON —

Millions of people in Texas felt the effects of Beryl’s remnants.

The natural disaster struck on Monday, leaving many people without power.

Mississippi organizations such as the American Red Cross and Entergy are sending aid to the state.

Shawn Corkran, vice president of reliability for Entergy, said at least 2 million people were without power in Texas. He said they had sent about 170 crews to restore power to the area.

“This is just the beginning of hurricane season… Beryl formed faster than most hurricanes we’ve seen,” said Annette Rowland, a spokeswoman for the Red Cross.

The American Red Cross of Mississippi and Alabama said it has eight volunteers helping Houston residents prepare for the storm, including building evacuation shelters.

“Before the hurricane hit, we made sure we had personnel on site. We had about eight people that had already deployed to the area so we could be there quickly,” Rowland said.

The Mississippi branch of the Red Cross said it plans to send more volunteers because Houston could take weeks to recover.

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