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					<h1 class="entry-title">Houstonians Preparing For Hurricane Harvey</h1><p>People are flocking to grocery stores to stock up on emergency items.</p>
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<p>The Walmart at South Wayside and Interstate-45 was packed Thursday morning, as people were filling their shopping carts with bottled water and non-perishable foods.</p>
<p>Destiny Okerekeocha was buying canned food, vegetables and some alcohol. She said her husband already got water and other necessities – even though she said he thinks it’s going to be nothing.</p>
<p>“My husband, he’s never been in a hurricane, he’s not a Texan,” she said. “I am a Texan, so just in case, got some candles, got us little things just in case we have to stay and bunker down in the house.”</p>
<p>Nearby at a Home Depot, Charles Derouen of Cuero near Victoria bought a dozen cases of bottled water for his employees before giving them the weekend off.</p>
<p>As for himself, he said he’s planning on taking his family to Dallas.</p>
<p>“I ain’t gonna stay around. I’m going to leave,” he said. “I’m going to just make sure everybody (is) OK and I’m going to leave.”</p>
<p>Store manager J.D. Walz said it’s been a busy day.</p>
<p>“We’re seeing a big increase on just some bagged sand, water, flashlights, batteries, just general preparedness supplies,” he said.</p>
<p>Some stores closer to the Gulf coast have been running out of water, he said, despite constant deliveries of emergency items at Home Depot.</p>
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