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Two more deaths from Hurricane Beryl: Death toll in Houston area rises to 38 – Houston Public Media

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A CenterPoint Energy crew works on power lines in Cypress, Texas following Hurricane Beryl.

The death toll from Hurricane Beryl now stands at 38 after two more deaths in Harris County were linked to the storm.

Of the 20 storm-related deaths in Harris County, eight were due to hyperthermia, seven were due to blunt force trauma – either from falls or from being stuck in falling debris – three were due to drowning or drowning complications and one was due to carbon monoxide poisoning from running a generator in a home, according to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

The two most recent victims were 51-year-old Guillermo Felipe Richards, who died of carbon monoxide poisoning, and 63-year-old Rolando Arizmendez, who died of blunt trauma from a falling tree.

The total death toll in the Houston area is now 38, including nine from Fort Bend County, five from Galveston County, three from Montgomery County and one from Matagorda County.

Many of the deaths were not caused directly by the storm, but by the resulting infrastructure problems, especially the power outage. During Hurricane Beryl, more than 2.2 million inhabitants and businesses – about 80% of CenterPoint Energy customers – were without power. Hundreds of thousands were without power for more than a week.

Below is a complete list of all known deaths related to Hurricane Beryl, including the names, ages, and cause of death of all victims.

Harris County:

name Old Date of death Location Caused
Maria Loredo 73 08.07.24 Houston Crushed by a tree that fell into a house during
Hurricane Beryl
Russell Richardson 54 08.07.24 Houston Found in submerged car on flooded road
during Hurricane Beryl
Sarah Elizabeth Elston 76 08.07.24 Clear lake Sailboat rammed by boat and sunk in lake
during Hurricane Beryl
Johnnie L. Courtney 77 08.07.24 Houston Vehicle submerged in flood water during
Hurricane Beryl
Jay Michael Taylor 53 08.07.24 Modest Trapped and fallen under collapsed house
Tree during Hurricane Beryl
Charles Richard Anderson Sr. 76 10.07.24 Located in Pasadena, 1.7 km from Pasadena Convention Center and 2.1 km from Pasadena Convention Center. Environmental heat exposure due to loss of
Electricity during and after Hurricane Beryl
Candie York 50 10.07.24 Houston Heat impact on the environment through electricity
Damage after Hurricane Beryl
Oscar Rodriguez 78 10.07.24 Houston Environmental impact according to
Power outage in private homes during Hurricane Beryl
James Edward Butcher 75 11.07.24 hrs Located in Pasadena, 1.7 km from Pasadena Convention Center and 2.1 km from Pasadena Convention Center. Environmental impact of power outages
during and after Hurricane Beryl
Bryan Keith Taylor 66 11.07.24 hrs Houston Heat impact on the environment through electricity
Outage after Hurricane Beryl
Thomas Fermin Vergara 59 12.07.24 Houston Fell from a ladder while sawing branches
after Hurricane Beryl
Pamela Jarrett 64 11.07.24 hrs Houston Heat impact on the environment through electricity
Damage after Hurricane Beryl
Ember Coreas Gonzalez 53 14.07.24 Houston While pruning a tree, it fell damaged by
Hurricane Beryl
Christine B. Davis 110 16.07.24 hrs Modest Heat impact on the environment through electricity
Outage during/after Hurricane Beryl
Ronald Earl Coats 66 18.07.24 Houston Hit by a tree while felling a fallen tree
after Hurricane Beryl
Mark Edward Rutland 64 16.07.24 hrs Webster Environmental impact in the vehicle during
Charging the oxygen concentrator due to
Power outage in private homes during Hurricane Beryl
Douglas Andre Jones 59 22.07.24 Houston Hit while felling branches
Tree after Hurricane Beryl
Barbara Davidson 82 19.07.24 Webster Fell into apartment during power outage by
Hurricane Beryl
Rolando Arizmendez 63 06.08.24 Houston Fell from a ladder while clearing up tree debris
after Hurricane Beryl
Guillermo Felipe Richards 51 11.07.24 hrs Webster Generator running in the house
after power outage caused by Hurricane Beryl

Galveston County:

Judith Greet 71 08.07.24 Crystal Beach Complications of COPD and oxygen deficiency due to power outages
Leroy Lyons 77 10.07.24 Galveston Cardiovascular disease (heat stress from power outages was a contributing factor)
Michael Lahr 71 11.07.24 hrs Galveston Cardiovascular disease (heat stress from power outages was a contributing factor)
David Smith 64 12.07.24 Galveston Cardiovascular disease (heat stress from power outages was a contributing factor)
Rebecca Smith 62 12.07.24 Galveston Cardiovascular disease (heat stress from power outages was a contributing factor)

Montgomery County:

Ethel Carter 66 08.07.24 magnolia Blunt force trauma (hit by a fallen tree)
Michael Privett 52 08.07.24 magnolia Blunt force trauma (hit by a fallen tree)
Richard Ross 41 08.07.24 Eastern Montgomery County Blunt force trauma (hit by a fallen tree)

Matagorda County:

Charles Yanez 60 08.07.24 Bay City Heat stroke (was in a house where there was no electricity)

No further details were available at the time of publication regarding the nine fatalities in Fort Bend County.

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