Shauntelle Tynan evacuated during Hurricane Harvey for vital blood transfusion

A seriously ill Irish teenager stranded in her Texan apartment in the fallout from Hurricane Harvey has been evacuated and taken to Texas Children’s Hospital, Shauntelle Tynan, from Greystones, Co Carlow, is in Houston for treatment of a rare autoimmune disease and was in urgent need of a blood transfusion.

The 19-year-old endured a harrowing 15-hour wait before being taken through the floods to the hospital.

Her mother Leona took to Facebook yesterday afternoon to express her relief that they had finally made it safely to hospital.