The cost from the damage of hurricane Harvey is estimated to be somewhere around $190 billion or more
I noticed that our President is pledging a million dollars of his personal money to help with this: Trump Pledges $1 Million to Harvey Relief. I appreciate the way so many of us are stepping up to help the brothers and sisters of our Greater family.
It's been labeled as the worst natural disaster in the United States.
This claim seems inaccurate. Here in Austin, Texas, we felt the outer arms of the hurricane. We endured violent storms, and three power outages, and a water shutoff. The population of these big Texas cities is huge, and there are countless people homeless at the moment, but the loss of lives is small. Economically, yes, maybe this is the most expensive. Physically, regarding human lives (this is the important part, right?), the The Wikipedia List Of Disasters shows that there are others much worse.
The damage from harvey is estimated to be more than the damage from both katrina and sandy combined. The suggestion that it's the worst natural disaster comes via AccuWeather . And yes there are many people giving $ to relief efforts, or their time etc, it's nice to see.:)