HOUSTON (WSVN) – Officials have urged residents in Brazoria County, which is near Houston, to evacuate after a levee breached.

According to Brazoria County’s Twitter account, at 10:31 a.m. a notice was sent advising residents to “get out now.” The notice reads, “NOTICE: The levee at Columbia Lakes has breached!! GET OUT NOW!!”

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