As Texans continue to endure power outages triggered by extreme winter weather, photos show residents sheltering inside cars and local businesses as they face burst pipes, boil water advisories and food shortages. The record-low temperatures have been blamed for nearly two dozen deaths.

This is in many ways disasters within the disaster, Judge Lina Hidalgo, the top elected official in Harris County, which encompasses Houston, told Reuters. The cascading effects are not going to go away.

Though the number of homes without power dropped below half a million on Thursday for the first time in four days, millions of people across the state have had their water either entirely cut off or are only receiving it intermittently. Many local food pantries are also struggling to maintain supplies.

Check out some of the scenes below.

Above: People wait in line to fill propane tanks on Wednesday in Houston.