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EAST HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) — Families that thought they could ride the storm out have come out in search of help and dry land in East Houston on Tuesday (August 29). Some 3,500 people have been rescued from high waters in the Houston area with police, firefighters and National Guard troops continuing to try to locate those marooned in high waters. The nation’s fourth most populous city was inundated with between 15 and 30 inches […]
by Katie Schubauer with Jennie Matthew in Winnie, Texas HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump headed to storm-ravaged Texas Tuesday in a show of solidarity and leadership in the face of the deadly devastation wrought by Harvey — as the battered United States Gulf Coast braces for even more torrential rain. Four days after Harvey slammed onshore as a monster Category Four hurricane, turning roads to rivers in America’s fourth-largest city, emergency crews […]
The National Weather Service said that between June 1 and Sunday, Houston had received 46 inches (117 centimeters) of rain — almost as much as it would expect in a year — in only three months. “The breadth and intensity of this rainfall are beyond anything experienced before,” the NWS said, as the storm spawned tornadoes and lashed east and central Texas with torrential rains. While the disaster response is now focused on the huge […]
by Katie Schubauer and Jennie Matthew in Hankamer, Texas Agence France Presse Houston, United States (AFP) — Rescue teams in boats, trucks and helicopters scrambled Monday to reach hundreds of Texans marooned on flooded streets in and around the city of Houston before monster storm Harvey returns. Houston mayor Sylvester Turner said more than 2,000 people had been brought, soaking and desperate to rapidly-filling shelters in America’s fourth largest city — and more are […]
https://youtu.be/qCJMgvM8tcg by Brendan Smialowski and Antoni Belchi Agence France Presse HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Widespread flooding unleashed by deadly storm Harvey left Houston — the fourth-largest US city — increasingly isolated Monday, with airports and highways closed and residents being rescued from their inundated homes by boat and helicopter. The city’s two main airports suspended all commercial flights and two hospitals were forced to evacuate patients. A local television station also was […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US petroleum giant ExxonMobil said Sunday it was temporarily closing its enormous refinery in Baytown, Texas, after flooding caused by monster storm Harvey had led to “operational issues.” “We are in the process of a safe and systematic shutdown of operations,” a company statement said. ExxonMobil said it was “taking all precautions” to ensure workers’ safety and minimize the impact of the closure on employees and the local community. The […]
by Brendan Smialowski/ and Antoni Belchi Agence France Presse HOUSTON, United States (AFP) Massive flooding unleashed by deadly monster storm Harvey left Houston — the fourth-largest city in the United States — increasingly isolated Sunday as its airports and highways shut down and residents were rescued from their inundated homes by boat. The city’s two main airports suspended all commercial flights and two hospitals were forced to evacuate patients. A local television station also […]
by Mark Ralston with Katie Schubauer in Port Aransas ROCKPORT, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Harvey lashed central Texas with torrential rains on Saturday, raising fears of “catastrophic” flooding after the megastorm — the most powerful to hit the United States since 2005 — left a deadly trail of devastation along the Gulf Coast. The latest forecasts show that Harvey, now downgraded to tropical storm status, will hover along the shore for the next four […]
by Mark Ralston with Katie Schubauer in San Antonio Agence France-Presse CORPUS CHRISTI, United States – Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds, the first major storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years. The storm roared ashore at the town of Rockport — near Corpus Christi, a major US oil industry hub — packing sustained winds of 130 miles per hour (215 kilometers per hour), a […]
by Mark Ralston / with Katie Schubauer in San Antonio Agence France Presse CORPUS Christi, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds as it became the first major storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years. President Donald Trump granted Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s call to declare a “major disaster” zone in the state in order to speed federal […]
by Mark Ralston / with Brian Knowlton in Washington Agence France Presse Corpus Christi, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Harvey on Friday further intensified into a dangerous category four storm, just hours before it was due to slam into Texas with a force not felt on the US mainland since 2005 Texas Governor Greg Abbott asked President Donald Trump to declare Harvey a “major disaster” in order to speed federal assistance, issuing disaster declarations […]
