Hurricane Harvey turns deadly, lashes Texas with torrential rain
Two people have died and 14 have been injured in the hurricane, the strongest to hit the US mainland in over a decade.
At least two people have died and 14 have been injured in Hurricane Harvey, the most powerful storm to hit the US mainland in over a decade slammed into Texas. Throughout the region between Corpus Christi and Houston, many people feared that toll was only the beginning.
Harvey spun deeper into Texas and unloaded extraordinary amounts of rain on Saturday after the once-fearsome hurricane crashed into vulnerable homes and businesses along the coastline.
Harvey made landfall on Friday night as a Category 4 storm and is being reported as the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Wilma in 2005. Forecasts call for as much as 30 inches of rain to fall in the next few days.
Authorities did not know the full scope of damage because weather conditions prevented emergency crews from getting into the hardest-hit places.
They dreaded the destruction that was yet to come from a storm that could linger for days and unload more than 100 centimetres of rain on cities, including dangerously flood-prone Houston, the nation's fourth-largest.
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Aug 27, 2017 01:47pm
God save us from such things....
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Aug 27, 2017 04:17pm
The fascination to live next to large bodies of water must end, as climate change is dishing out brutal & unstoppable tropical storms.
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Aug 27, 2017 09:38pm
We must pray for the affected people for their welfare.A great tragedy for them.
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Aug 28, 2017 02:08am
For a category 4 hurricane the state of Texas has done extremely well to have limited fatalities. To put this in perspective had this struck one of the poorer countries with limited warning and evacuation systems millions of life would be lost . Most people remember hurricanes by the devastation it wreaks but this one should be remembered for showing the world that lives don't have to be lost . A category 3 hurricane in New Orleans lost 12k people .
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Aug 28, 2017 09:08am
A powerful reminder to Americans that God's power is the only Superpower.
RIP to dead ones.
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Aug 28, 2017 09:46am
Time to think of the future of Karachi city. Which not only is prone to cyclones but also to disastrous earthquakes. Our country's economy depend on this only city so Govt should think 10000000000 times about it
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Aug 28, 2017 09:56am
When human mess with nature this is how you will repay... almost half of Asia sunk in recent flooding ...
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Aug 29, 2017 12:35am
The people who stayed should have stored enough food and water and flashlight batteries for ten days. Inflatable rafts, portable generators, first aid kits, tents, axes, tree saws and shovels would have been very helpful.
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Aug 29, 2017 03:13am
Let's pray for the victims and donate some money.
American Red Cross and ICNA collecting donations for them.
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Aug 29, 2017 03:27am
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has activated the entire Texas National Guard in response to Hurricane Harvey, bringing the total number of deployed guardsman to roughly 12,000. These National Guardsman will assist in the ongoing search and rescue effort for any Texans in immediate danger, and will be heavily involved in the extensive recovery effort in the aftermath of the storm.
“It is imperative that we do everything possible to protect the lives and safety of people across the state of Texas as we continue to face the aftermath of this storm,” said Governor Abbott. “The Texas National Guard is working closely with FEMA and federal troops to respond urgently to the growing needs of Texans who have fallen victim to Hurricane Harvey, and the activation of the entire Guard will assist in the efforts already underway. I would like to thank FEMA Administrator Brock Long, as well as all our brave first responders for their hard work in helping those impacted by this terrible storm.”
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Aug 29, 2017 03:32am
3 p.m. AUG 28,
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says the city is working on opening another “major” shelter for people fleeing flooding from Harvey as the George S. Brown Convention Center reaches capacity.
Turner toured the convention center Monday, hugging evacuees and asking how they were doing. The convention center was already more than halfway to its 5,000-person capacity.
Turner said the city was considering its options for another major shelter, but did not say which buildings could be used.
Harvey made landfall in Texas late Friday as a Category 4 hurricane and has lingered just off the coast, dropping heavy rain as a tropical storm.
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Aug 29, 2017 03:38am
As the nation’s fourth-largest city braced for more rain and rescues, officials started releasing even more water from reservoirs overwhelmed by Harvey even though the move aimed at protecting downtown Houston could make already devastating flooding worse around thousands of homes.
The strategic engineering move began early Monday.
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Aug 30, 2017 12:54pm
@Ali I agree. US can consider themselves a superpower and invincible, but finally they have to bow in front of the almighty. They should sit back and think about people on whom they dropped missiles and MOABs.
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