After a flurry of media attention, Hurricane Harvey faded from public view. But after unprecedented floods and widespread destruction, the story is far from over.

In Part 1 of her investigation, Abby Martin travels to Houston, Texas one month later, and visits one of the most devastated neighborhoods in Lakewood. Victims there give harrowing testimony about nearly drowning and having no assistance to this day from local or state officials.

This first installment reveals the untold stories of how, while abandoned by the state, the community banded together to save lives and rebuild their homes.

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