USPS working to recover from Imelda, some still awaiting mail
PORTER, Texas - The U.S. Postal Service is still working to recover from last week's storm damage after the heavy rain.
The immense damage to the mail distribution facility still looks about the same as it did Thursday morning when the flat roof collapsed during heavy rainfall, leaving three people with minor injuries.
Between the damage and flooding at other post offices, FOX 26 News' Ivory Hecker talked to some people who haven't received mail in up to five days.
"I haven't gotten mail in my business in five days, so I thought I better come here and check it out and see why I haven't gotten my mail," Porter businessman Charles Felchak said.
People showing up to the post office in Porter were greeted with yellow tape and stacks of mail outside.
"My daughter has these packages that were supposed to be delivered last week, and because of the flood, it apparently flooded the post office," Porter mail recipient Sharon Foster said.
The post office and neighboring homes in Porter were among the many buildings that were hit hard with flooding during the torrential rain of tropical storm Imelda.
"Forty-three inches in three days—that's a hell of a lot of water," Rep. Sylvia Garcia/(D) TX-29 said while speaking to her constituents from the damaged mail processing facility in her north Houston district. "I don't think my district likes Imelda any more than they like Harvey. We think they ought to get married and go away."
USPS says they have restored almost all mail collection and delivery. It's rerouting mail away from flooded post offices like the one in Porter to post offices that weren't affected.
USPS has not responded to questions about why this portion of the building collapsed or what was damaged inside. They did list information about several damaged post office buildings throughout southeast Texas.
Customers can get information on delivery and retail services in their location by visiting usps.com. The site is updated as recovery continues.