LINDA STOUFFER, CNN ANCHOR: In Houston, Texas, storms have stopped, but now it is cleanup time. And it is a big job. CNN national correspondent Brian Cabell has more on that.</s>BRIAN CABELL, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The floodwaters have receded in Houston since the onslaught of Tropical Storm Allison, but travel is still restricted in the hardest-hit neighborhoods. Joe McGee came back with good news about his home: no serious damage.</s>JOE MCGEE, HOUSTON RESIDENT: I guess it's just luck, man. You know, I can't afford to redo things. And thank the good Lord for it.</s>CABELL: Many residents had to wait hours in a sweltering sun to return to their homes. Police and National Guardsmen, worried about high water, wouldn't let them through.</s>ILEANNA MERCADO, FLOOD VICTIM: I don't have any problem at home. I want to come back with my food for my children.</s>CABELL: Children and pets were left stranded, as rescuers worked throughout the day and night to get them out or get them help. Almost 10,000 residents fled to shelters at the heights of the storm. Total damage in Houston alone, according to the mayor: an estimated $1 billion so far.</s>LEE BROWN, MAYOR OF HOUSTON: It became quite clear to me that our resources in Houston would not be capable of handling the extent and the magnitude of the problem.</s>GOV. RICK PERRY (R), TEXAS: Yesterday was the, I think, worst for the flooding. And our hearts go out for those individuals who had loss of life in particular, some substantial damage.</s>CABELL: Up next for residents of drenched Southeast Texas: cleanup. (on camera): What worries officials now, as the waters recede, is that they may find more bodies. Brian Cabell, CNN, Houston, Texas.
After the Storm: Massive Cleanup Effort Under Way in Houston