A seriously ill Irish teenager who had been stranded amid the Houston flooding has been evacuated from her apartment and brought to Texas Children's Hospital.
Shauntelle Tynan, from Co Carlow, is in Houston for treatment of a rare autoimmune disease and is in urgent need of a blood transfusion.
The 19-year-old had endured a harrowing 15-hour wait before being taken through the floods to the hospital.
Her mother, Leona Tynan, had earlier appealed for help in securing an evacuation.
The hospital is located 3km from where the teenager and her family are staying for Shuantelle's treatment.
Ms Tynan this afternoon told RTÉ News she had called 911 and the local coast guard multiple times but had not been able to organise an evacuation for her daughter.
She said that Shauntelle's blood counts had dropped and she had developed an infection. Without a transfusion, Ms Tynan said: "She will only get worse."
The only way out of the apartment was by boat or helicopter.
Shauntelle was located in Braeswood at Kirby and Brompton in Houston. She travelled to Houston for treatment for her rare condition after raising €700,000 in a crowd-funding appeal online.
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Speaking earlier on RTÉ's Today with Sean O'Rourke, Ms Tynan said there was "at least" 1.5m of flood water surrounding their apartment block and the family were getting "more and more anxious".
She said they did have power but that they had been warned more water would enter the apartment block today and power may be cut.
She said they were told the worst of the storm would be over by this evening but it showed no sign of abating.
School for her two other children has been called off until 5 September.
She said they had enough water and supplies for another few days, adding that there was little left to buy in the shops when they went to stock up.
Meanwhile, the Irish Network Houston has said that all of the Irish people in the city who they are in contact with are safe.
However, Nigel Alley said some Irish people are likely to be affected by mandatory evacuations.
Mr Alley, from Donaghmore in Co Laois, said more flash flooding is expected and people are being urged not to drive as waters can rise quickly.
He said churches and a convention centre are being used to house evacuees.
