La chanteuse Beyoncé, parmi les plus riches au monde, s'est engagée mardi à aider financièrement les victimes de la tempête qui ravage son État natal, le Texas.
Dans une déclaration au journal de Houston, ville dont elle est originaire, la vedette de la pop a indiqué qu'elle discutait avec son équipe et son pasteur de Houston d'un «plan pour aider autant de gens que possible».
La chanteuse - dont la fortune avec son mari, le rappeur Jay-Z est estimée à un milliard de dollars - n'a pas précisé quel montant elle envisageait de débloquer pour les victimes de la tempête qui a transformé en lac une partie de Houston et forcé des dizaines de milliers de personnes à abandonner leur maison.
Le Texas est «dans mes prières», a simplement précisé Beyoncé à destination des plus de 100 millions de personnes qui la suivent sur Instagram.
D'autres personnalités du monde du divertissement ont déclaré vouloir aider les victimes de ces inondations historiques, dont le point culminant n'est pas encore atteint. Le coût de la reconstruction, encore incertain, pourrait dépasser les 100 milliards de dollars.
Le rappeur Drake, originaire de Toronto, mais propriétaire d'une maison à Houston, a indiqué «travailler avec les groupes de secours locaux pour aider la population du Texas de toutes les façons possibles, et le plus rapidement possible».
L'acteur Kevin Hart a fait savoir qu'il donnait 25 000 dollars à la Croix Rouge américaine pour Houston et appelé d'autres vedettes à faire de même.
«Je pense que les gens sont en situation difficile et ont besoin d'aide, je vais mener la charge», a-t-il déclaré.
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![Local residents are evacuated on an air boat operated by volunteers from San Antonio, in the Clodine district after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 29, 2017.
Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON]()
AFPLocal residents are evacuated on an air boat operated by volunteers from San Antonio, in the Clodine district after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 29, 2017. Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON -
![Local residents are evacuated by a military vehicle in the Clodine district after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 29, 2017.
Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON]()
AFPLocal residents are evacuated by a military vehicle in the Clodine district after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 29, 2017. Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON -
![Local residents are evacuated by a military vehicle in the Clodine district after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 29, 2017.
Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON]()
AFPLocal residents are evacuated by a military vehicle in the Clodine district after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 29, 2017. Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON -
![Andrew Brennan from Louisiana helps evacuate an elderly woman and her granddaughter from the Clodine district after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 29, 2017.
Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON]()
AFPAndrew Brennan from Louisiana helps evacuate an elderly woman and her granddaughter from the Clodine district after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 29, 2017. Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON -
![An elderly woman and her granddaughter are evacuated from the Clodine district after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 29, 2017.
Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON]()
AFPAn elderly woman and her granddaughter are evacuated from the Clodine district after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 29, 2017. Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON -
![Volunteer rescuers evacuate people from a flooded residential area during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski]()
AFPVolunteer rescuers evacuate people from a flooded residential area during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski -
![Volunteer rescuers prepare their boat before heading into a flooded residential area during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski]()
AFPVolunteer rescuers prepare their boat before heading into a flooded residential area during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski -
![HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 29: Residents are evacuated from their homes after severe flooding following Hurricane Harvey in north Houston August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Parts of southeast Texas have received more than 40 inches of rain since Harvey made landfall on Friday, with more torrential rain expected the next several days. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP
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AFPVolunteer rescuers evacuate people from a flooded residential area during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Floodwaters have breached a levee south of the city of Houston, officials said Tuesday, urging residents to leave the area immediately. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski
