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Harvey aftermath: Houston mayor orders 300 to evacuate - CNN

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1 hour ago - Turner said he's ordering the evacuation in part out of concern for the safety of firefighters, who would have trouble responding to emergencies in inundated areas. ... sustained flooding in part because the Army Corps of Engineers has ... reservoirs -- and the flooding there won't recede soon, Turner said.

Trump pays 2nd visit to Texas; Houston mayor orders 300 to evacuate

By Jason Hanna, Ralph Ellis and Nicole Chavez, CNN
Updated 10:25 PM ET, Sat September 2, 2017
Floodwater from Harvey loaded with E. coli

Story highlights

  • Neches River in Beaumont was nearly 7 feet above record level Saturday morning
  • President Donald Trump visits Houston and Louisiana
(CNN)Houston's mayor Saturday ordered nearly 300 people to leave their flooded homes, and another large city scrambled to restore water service as President Donald Trump visited flood victims and relief workers in Texas and Louisiana eight days after Hurricane Harvey struck.
In Houston, Mayor Sylvester Turner said people who had chosen to stay in inundated homes in the western part of the city must depart by 7 a.m. CT Sunday, after which the CenterPoint Energy utility will turn off power to those residences.
Turner said he's ordering the evacuation in part out of concern for the safety of firefighters, who would have trouble responding to emergencies in inundated areas.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump talk with people impacted by Hurricane Harvey in a Houston neighborhood on Saturday.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump talk with people impacted by Hurricane Harvey in a Houston neighborhood on Saturday.
Public safety personnel will be in the area -- south of Interstate 10 and north of Briar Forest Drive -- to help people depart, he said.
Emergency workers scouted the area Friday to learn how many people had not left their flooded homes. Parts of western Houston have seen sustained flooding in part because the Army Corps of Engineers has intentionally released water from two swollen reservoirs -- and the flooding there won't recede soon, Turner said.
"I have to balance the interest of those who choose to stay" against the safety concerns for emergency personnel, Turner said.
The evacuations represent a tiny snapshot of the massive challenges presented by Harvey, a storm that left at least 50 dead, displaced tens of thousands of people and spurred disaster declarations in dozens of counties.
In Beaumont, a city of 118,000 east of Houston, officials said Saturday they were on the cusp of ending a three-day tap water outage that forced a hospital to evacuate its patients.
The city lost water pressure early Thursday when floodwaters disabled two pumps that send water to a treatment plant. By Saturday evening, workers had installed six temporary pumps, ready to again send water to the plant.
Service will resume soon, once the system is cleaned of mud and debris, but even when it does, people should boil the water they intend to consume until further notice, the city said.
"Be patient with us. We'll continue to work around the clock, night and day, and restore this city," City Manager Kyle Hayes said.
People evacuate a neighborhood in west Houston on August 28.
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People evacuate a neighborhood in west Houston on August 28.
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Julie Martinez, right, hugs her daughter, Gabrielle Jackson, in front of a relative's damaged apartment in Rockport on August 28.
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Julie Martinez, right, hugs her daughter, Gabrielle Jackson, in front of a relative's damaged apartment in Rockport on August 28.
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Cattle are stranded in a flooded pasture in La Grange, Texas, on August 28.
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Cattle are stranded in a flooded pasture in La Grange, Texas, on August 28.
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Volunteer rescue boats make their way into a flooded subdivision in Spring, Texas, on August 28.
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Volunteer rescue boats make their way into a flooded subdivision in Spring, Texas, on August 28.
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Houston police officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son, Aiden, after rescuing them from floodwaters on Sunday, August 27.
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Houston police officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son, Aiden, after rescuing them from floodwaters on Sunday, August 27.
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People push a stalled pickup through a flooded street in Houston on August 27.
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People push a stalled pickup through a flooded street in Houston on August 27.
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Residents of Rockport return to their destroyed home on August 27.
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Residents of Rockport return to their destroyed home on August 27.
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The Buffalo Bayou floods parts of Houston on August 27.
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The Buffalo Bayou floods parts of Houston on August 27.
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Two men try to beat the current that was pushing them down an overflowing Brays Bayou in Houston on August 27.
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Two men try to beat the current that was pushing them down an overflowing Brays Bayou in Houston on August 27.
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Jane Rhodes is rescued by neighbors in Friendswood, Texas, on August 27.
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Jane Rhodes is rescued by neighbors in Friendswood, Texas, on August 27.
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Volunteers at Sacred Heart Catholic Church prepare cots for evacuees in Elgin, Texas, on August 27.
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Volunteers at Sacred Heart Catholic Church prepare cots for evacuees in Elgin, Texas, on August 27.
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Damage to a home is seen in the Key Allegro neighborhood of Rockport on August 27.
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Damage to a home is seen in the Key Allegro neighborhood of Rockport on August 27.
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Melani Zurawski cries while inspecting her home in Port Aransas on August 27.
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Melani Zurawski cries while inspecting her home in Port Aransas on August 27.
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Wilford Martinez, right, is rescued from his flooded car along Interstate 610 in Houston on August 27. Assisting him here is Richard Wagner of the Harris County Sheriff's Department.
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Wilford Martinez, right, is rescued from his flooded car along Interstate 610 in Houston on August 27. Assisting him here is Richard Wagner of the Harris County Sheriff's Department.
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A car is submerged by floodwaters on a freeway near downtown Houston on August 27.
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A car is submerged by floodwaters on a freeway near downtown Houston on August 27.
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A resident of the Bayou on the Bend apartment complex watches its first floor flood in Houston on August 27.
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A resident of the Bayou on the Bend apartment complex watches its first floor flood in Houston on August 27.
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A city flag, tattered by the effects of Hurricane Harvey, flaps in the wind over the police station in Rockport on August 27.
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A city flag, tattered by the effects of Hurricane Harvey, flaps in the wind over the police station in Rockport on August 27.
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Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls and Lucas Wu lift Ethan Wu into an airboat as they evacuate the Orchard Lakes subdivision in Fort Bend County, Texas, on August 27.
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Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls and Lucas Wu lift Ethan Wu into an airboat as they evacuate the Orchard Lakes subdivision in Fort Bend County, Texas, on August 27.
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Damage is seen at a boat storage building in Rockport on August 27.
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Damage is seen at a boat storage building in Rockport on August 27.
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Water rushes from a large sinkhole along a highway in Rosenberg, Texas, on August 27.
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Water rushes from a large sinkhole along a highway in Rosenberg, Texas, on August 27.
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Evacuees wade through a flooded section of Interstate 610 in Houston on August 27.
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Evacuees wade through a flooded section of Interstate 610 in Houston on August 27.
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Evacuees are loaded onto a truck on an Interstate 610 overpass in Houston on August 27.
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Evacuees are loaded onto a truck on an Interstate 610 overpass in Houston on August 27.
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A graveyard is flooded in Pearland, Texas, on August 27.
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A graveyard is flooded in Pearland, Texas, on August 27.
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A driver works his way through a maze of fallen utility poles in Taft, Texas, on Saturday, August 26.
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A driver works his way through a maze of fallen utility poles in Taft, Texas, on Saturday, August 26.
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Steve Culver comforts his dog Otis on August 26 as he talks about what he said was the "most terrifying event in his life." Hurricane Harvey destroyed most of his home in Rockport while he and his wife were there.
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Steve Culver comforts his dog Otis on August 26 as he talks about what he said was the "most terrifying event in his life." Hurricane Harvey destroyed most of his home in Rockport while he and his wife were there.
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People walk through flooded streets in Galveston on August 26.
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People walk through flooded streets in Galveston on August 26.
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Aaron Tobias stands in what is left of his Rockport home on August 26. Tobias said he was able to get his wife and kids out before the storm arrived, but he stayed there and rode it out.
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Aaron Tobias stands in what is left of his Rockport home on August 26. Tobias said he was able to get his wife and kids out before the storm arrived, but he stayed there and rode it out.
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Brad Matheney offers help to a man in a wheelchair in Galveston on August 26.
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Brad Matheney offers help to a man in a wheelchair in Galveston on August 26.
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Jessica Campbell hugs Jonathan Fitzgerald after riding out Hurricane Harvey in an apartment in Rockport.
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Jessica Campbell hugs Jonathan Fitzgerald after riding out Hurricane Harvey in an apartment in Rockport.
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Boats are damaged in Rockport on August 26.
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Boats are damaged in Rockport on August 26.
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A damaged home in Rockport on August 26.
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A damaged home in Rockport on August 26.
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Donna Raney makes her way out of the wreckage of her home as Daisy Graham assists her in Rockport on August 26. Raney was hiding in the shower after the roof blew off and the walls of her home caved in.
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Donna Raney makes her way out of the wreckage of her home as Daisy Graham assists her in Rockport on August 26. Raney was hiding in the shower after the roof blew off and the walls of her home caved in.
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A laundromat's machines are exposed to the elements in Rockport on August 26.
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A laundromat's machines are exposed to the elements in Rockport on August 26.
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A semi-truck is overturned on a highway south of Houston on August 26.
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A semi-truck is overturned on a highway south of Houston on August 26.
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An American flag flies in front of a damaged mobile-home park in Rockport on August 26.
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An American flag flies in front of a damaged mobile-home park in Rockport on August 26.
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NASA astronaut Jack Fischer photographed Hurricane Harvey from the International Space Station on Friday, August 25.
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NASA astronaut Jack Fischer photographed Hurricane Harvey from the International Space Station on Friday, August 25.
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Waves pound the shore as Harvey approaches Corpus Christi, Texas, on August 25.
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Waves pound the shore as Harvey approaches Corpus Christi, Texas, on August 25.
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Downtown Houston is reflected in the flooded Buffalo Bayou on Wednesday, August 30, five days after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas. The Category 4 storm came ashore late Friday, August 25, just north of Port Aransas, and has caused historic flooding. <em>Correction: Previous versions of this gallery incorrectly reported that Hurricane Harvey is the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005. Harvey is actually the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States since Charley in 2004.</em>
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Downtown Houston is reflected in the flooded Buffalo Bayou on Wednesday, August 30, five days after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas. The Category 4 storm came ashore late Friday, August 25, just north of Port Aransas, and has caused historic flooding. Correction: Previous versions of this gallery incorrectly reported that Hurricane Harvey is the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005. Harvey is actually the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States since Charley in 2004.
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Members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Louisiana National Guard help rescue elderly people from a flooded assisted living home in Orange, Texas, on August 30.
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Members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Louisiana National Guard help rescue elderly people from a flooded assisted living home in Orange, Texas, on August 30.
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A baby sits with family belongings at a<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/30/us/gallery-furniture-store-houston-shelter/index.html"> Gallery Furniture store</a> in Houston being used as a temporary shelter on August 30.
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A baby sits with family belongings at a Gallery Furniture store in Houston being used as a temporary shelter on August 30.
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Floodwaters engulf homes in Port Arthur on August 30.
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Floodwaters engulf homes in Port Arthur on August 30.
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Janice Forse cries at an emergency shelter in Beaumont on August 30. Her home in Beaumont was flooded Wednesday morning. "Even Katrina wasn't this bad," Forse told the Austin American-Statesman.
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Janice Forse cries at an emergency shelter in Beaumont on August 30. Her home in Beaumont was flooded Wednesday morning. "Even Katrina wasn't this bad," Forse told the Austin American-Statesman.
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Tammy Dominguez, left, and her husband, Christopher Dominguez, sleep on cots at the George R. Brown Convention Center, where nearly 10,000 people are taking shelter in Houston, on August 30.
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Tammy Dominguez, left, and her husband, Christopher Dominguez, sleep on cots at the George R. Brown Convention Center, where nearly 10,000 people are taking shelter in Houston, on August 30.
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A cat tries to find dry ground around a flooded apartment complex on August 30 in Houston.
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A cat tries to find dry ground around a flooded apartment complex on August 30 in Houston.
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Volunteer rescue workers help a woman from her flooded home in Port Arthur on August 30.
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Volunteer rescue workers help a woman from her flooded home in Port Arthur on August 30.
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The Florida Air Force Reserve Pararescue team from the 308th Rescue Squadron helps evacuees board a helicopter in Port Arthur on August 30.
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The Florida Air Force Reserve Pararescue team from the 308th Rescue Squadron helps evacuees board a helicopter in Port Arthur on August 30.
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Water from the Addicks Reservoir flows into neighborhoods in Houston as floodwaters rise Tuesday, August 29.
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Water from the Addicks Reservoir flows into neighborhoods in Houston as floodwaters rise Tuesday, August 29.
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Chris Gutierrez, second from right, helps his grandmother, Edelmira Gutierrez, down the stairs of their flooded house and into a waiting firetruck in the Concord Bridge neighborhood of Houston on August 29.
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Chris Gutierrez, second from right, helps his grandmother, Edelmira Gutierrez, down the stairs of their flooded house and into a waiting firetruck in the Concord Bridge neighborhood of Houston on August 29.
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Members of the National Guard rest at a furniture store in Richmond, Texas, on August 29.
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Members of the National Guard rest at a furniture store in Richmond, Texas, on August 29.
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Alexis Hernandez holds her daughter Faith at the George R. Brown Convention Center, which is serving as a shelter in Houston.
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Alexis Hernandez holds her daughter Faith at the George R. Brown Convention Center, which is serving as a shelter in Houston.
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Evacuees make their way though floodwaters in Houston on August 29.
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Evacuees make their way though floodwaters in Houston on August 29.
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President Donald Trump takes part in a briefing on Harvey as he visits Corpus Christi on August 29. In a stop in Austin, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/politics/trump-texas-harvey-visit/index.html">Trump spoke of the long-term effort and stiff costs</a> that will be needed to rebuild the region. "Nobody's seen this kind of water," he said. "Probably, there's never been something so expensive in our country's history." While talking about recovery and relief efforts, Trump said, "We want to do it better than ever before."
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President Donald Trump takes part in a briefing on Harvey as he visits Corpus Christi on August 29. In a stop in Austin, Trump spoke of the long-term effort and stiff costs that will be needed to rebuild the region. "Nobody's seen this kind of water," he said. "Probably, there's never been something so expensive in our country's history." While talking about recovery and relief efforts, Trump said, "We want to do it better than ever before."
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Civilian rescuers put a boat into a flooded road to search for people in Cypress on August 29.
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Civilian rescuers put a boat into a flooded road to search for people in Cypress on August 29.
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Volunteers organize items donated for Hurricane Harvey victims in Dallas on August 29.
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Volunteers organize items donated for Hurricane Harvey victims in Dallas on August 29.
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An overview of downtown Houston on August 29 shows the scale of the catastrophic flooding.
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An overview of downtown Houston on August 29 shows the scale of the catastrophic flooding.
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Matthew Koser searches for important papers and heirlooms inside his grandfather's house in Houston's Bear Creek neighborhood on August 29. The neighborhood flooded after water was released from nearby Addicks Reservoir.
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Matthew Koser searches for important papers and heirlooms inside his grandfather's house in Houston's Bear Creek neighborhood on August 29. The neighborhood flooded after water was released from nearby Addicks Reservoir.
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Shane Johnson removes items from a family home in Rockport, Texas, on August 29.
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Shane Johnson removes items from a family home in Rockport, Texas, on August 29.
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Airplanes sit at a flooded airport in Houston on August 29.
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Airplanes sit at a flooded airport in Houston on August 29.
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People set up a shelter for volunteer rescue workers at Fairfield Baptist Church in Cypress, Texas, on August 29.
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People set up a shelter for volunteer rescue workers at Fairfield Baptist Church in Cypress, Texas, on August 29.
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Shardea Harrison looks at her 3-week-old baby, Sarai, as Dean Mize, right, and Jason Legnon use an airboat to rescue them from their home in Houston on Monday, August 28.
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Shardea Harrison looks at her 3-week-old baby, Sarai, as Dean Mize, right, and Jason Legnon use an airboat to rescue them from their home in Houston on Monday, August 28.
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Thousands take shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on August 28.
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Thousands take shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on August 28.
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Rescue boats fill Tidwell Road in Houston as they help flood victims evacuate the area on August 28.
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Rescue boats fill Tidwell Road in Houston as they help flood victims evacuate the area on August 28.
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People wait to be rescued from their flooded home in Houston on August 28.
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People wait to be rescued from their flooded home in Houston on August 28.
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A firefighter helps Sara Golden and her daughters Paisley, Poppy and Piper board a Texas Air National Guard C-130 at Scholes International Airport in Galveston, Texas, on August 28.
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A firefighter helps Sara Golden and her daughters Paisley, Poppy and Piper board a Texas Air National Guard C-130 at Scholes International Airport in Galveston, Texas, on August 28.
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People make their way out of a flooded neighborhood in Houston on August 28.
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People make their way out of a flooded neighborhood in Houston on August 28.
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Sam Speights removes possessions from his damaged home in Rockport on August 28.
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Sam Speights removes possessions from his damaged home in Rockport on August 28.
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Flood victims wait to unload from the back of a heavy-duty truck after being evacuated from their homes in Houston on August 28.
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Flood victims wait to unload from the back of a heavy-duty truck after being evacuated from their homes in Houston on August 28.
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People leave a flooded area of Houston on August 28.
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People leave a flooded area of Houston on August 28.
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People are rescued in Houston on August 28.
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People are rescued in Houston on August 28.
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Bridget Brundrett presents an American flag to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott while he was in Rockport on August 28. The flag had been recovered from city hall after flying during the hurricane.
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Bridget Brundrett presents an American flag to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott while he was in Rockport on August 28. The flag had been recovered from city hall after flying during the hurricane.
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A Coast Guard helicopter hoists a wheelchair on board after lifting a person to safety from a flooded area of Houston on August 28.
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A Coast Guard helicopter hoists a wheelchair on board after lifting a person to safety from a flooded area of Houston on August 28.
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Houston flood victims eat and rest at the George R. Brown Convention Center on August 28.
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Houston flood victims eat and rest at the George R. Brown Convention Center on August 28.
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Belinda Penn holds her dogs Winston and Baxter after being rescued from their home in Spring, Texas, on August 28.
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Belinda Penn holds her dogs Winston and Baxter after being rescued from their home in Spring, Texas, on August 28.
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A firefighter is wheeled to a waiting ambulance after he became fatigued while fighting an office-building fire in downtown Houston on August 28.
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A firefighter is wheeled to a waiting ambulance after he became fatigued while fighting an office-building fire in downtown Houston on August 28.
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People evacuate a neighborhood in west Houston on August 28.
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People evacuate a neighborhood in west Houston on August 28.
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Julie Martinez, right, hugs her daughter, Gabrielle Jackson, in front of a relative's damaged apartment in Rockport on August 28.
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Julie Martinez, right, hugs her daughter, Gabrielle Jackson, in front of a relative's damaged apartment in Rockport on August 28.
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Cattle are stranded in a flooded pasture in La Grange, Texas, on August 28.
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Cattle are stranded in a flooded pasture in La Grange, Texas, on August 28.
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Volunteer rescue boats make their way into a flooded subdivision in Spring, Texas, on August 28.
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Volunteer rescue boats make their way into a flooded subdivision in Spring, Texas, on August 28.
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Houston police officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son, Aiden, after rescuing them from floodwaters on Sunday, August 27.
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Houston police officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son, Aiden, after rescuing them from floodwaters on Sunday, August 27.
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People push a stalled pickup through a flooded street in Houston on August 27.
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People push a stalled pickup through a flooded street in Houston on August 27.
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Residents of Rockport return to their destroyed home on August 27.
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Residents of Rockport return to their destroyed home on August 27.
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The Buffalo Bayou floods parts of Houston on August 27.
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The Buffalo Bayou floods parts of Houston on August 27.
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Two men try to beat the current that was pushing them down an overflowing Brays Bayou in Houston on August 27.
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Two men try to beat the current that was pushing them down an overflowing Brays Bayou in Houston on August 27.
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Jane Rhodes is rescued by neighbors in Friendswood, Texas, on August 27.
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Jane Rhodes is rescued by neighbors in Friendswood, Texas, on August 27.
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Volunteers at Sacred Heart Catholic Church prepare cots for evacuees in Elgin, Texas, on August 27.
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Volunteers at Sacred Heart Catholic Church prepare cots for evacuees in Elgin, Texas, on August 27.
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Damage to a home is seen in the Key Allegro neighborhood of Rockport on August 27.
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Damage to a home is seen in the Key Allegro neighborhood of Rockport on August 27.
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Melani Zurawski cries while inspecting her home in Port Aransas on August 27.
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Melani Zurawski cries while inspecting her home in Port Aransas on August 27.
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Wilford Martinez, right, is rescued from his flooded car along Interstate 610 in Houston on August 27. Assisting him here is Richard Wagner of the Harris County Sheriff's Department.
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Wilford Martinez, right, is rescued from his flooded car along Interstate 610 in Houston on August 27. Assisting him here is Richard Wagner of the Harris County Sheriff's Department.
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A car is submerged by floodwaters on a freeway near downtown Houston on August 27.
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A car is submerged by floodwaters on a freeway near downtown Houston on August 27.
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A resident of the Bayou on the Bend apartment complex watches its first floor flood in Houston on August 27.
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A resident of the Bayou on the Bend apartment complex watches its first floor flood in Houston on August 27.
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A city flag, tattered by the effects of Hurricane Harvey, flaps in the wind over the police station in Rockport on August 27.
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A city flag, tattered by the effects of Hurricane Harvey, flaps in the wind over the police station in Rockport on August 27.
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Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls and Lucas Wu lift Ethan Wu into an airboat as they evacuate the Orchard Lakes subdivision in Fort Bend County, Texas, on August 27.
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Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls and Lucas Wu lift Ethan Wu into an airboat as they evacuate the Orchard Lakes subdivision in Fort Bend County, Texas, on August 27.
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Damage is seen at a boat storage building in Rockport on August 27.
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Damage is seen at a boat storage building in Rockport on August 27.
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Water rushes from a large sinkhole along a highway in Rosenberg, Texas, on August 27.
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Water rushes from a large sinkhole along a highway in Rosenberg, Texas, on August 27.
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Evacuees wade through a flooded section of Interstate 610 in Houston on August 27.
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Evacuees wade through a flooded section of Interstate 610 in Houston on August 27.
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Evacuees are loaded onto a truck on an Interstate 610 overpass in Houston on August 27.
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Evacuees are loaded onto a truck on an Interstate 610 overpass in Houston on August 27.
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A graveyard is flooded in Pearland, Texas, on August 27.
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A graveyard is flooded in Pearland, Texas, on August 27.
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A driver works his way through a maze of fallen utility poles in Taft, Texas, on Saturday, August 26.
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A driver works his way through a maze of fallen utility poles in Taft, Texas, on Saturday, August 26.
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Steve Culver comforts his dog Otis on August 26 as he talks about what he said was the "most terrifying event in his life." Hurricane Harvey destroyed most of his home in Rockport while he and his wife were there.
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Steve Culver comforts his dog Otis on August 26 as he talks about what he said was the "most terrifying event in his life." Hurricane Harvey destroyed most of his home in Rockport while he and his wife were there.
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People walk through flooded streets in Galveston on August 26.
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People walk through flooded streets in Galveston on August 26.
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Aaron Tobias stands in what is left of his Rockport home on August 26. Tobias said he was able to get his wife and kids out before the storm arrived, but he stayed there and rode it out.
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Aaron Tobias stands in what is left of his Rockport home on August 26. Tobias said he was able to get his wife and kids out before the storm arrived, but he stayed there and rode it out.
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Brad Matheney offers help to a man in a wheelchair in Galveston on August 26.
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Brad Matheney offers help to a man in a wheelchair in Galveston on August 26.
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Jessica Campbell hugs Jonathan Fitzgerald after riding out Hurricane Harvey in an apartment in Rockport.
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Jessica Campbell hugs Jonathan Fitzgerald after riding out Hurricane Harvey in an apartment in Rockport.
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Boats are damaged in Rockport on August 26.
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Boats are damaged in Rockport on August 26.
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A damaged home in Rockport on August 26.
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A damaged home in Rockport on August 26.
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Donna Raney makes her way out of the wreckage of her home as Daisy Graham assists her in Rockport on August 26. Raney was hiding in the shower after the roof blew off and the walls of her home caved in.
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Donna Raney makes her way out of the wreckage of her home as Daisy Graham assists her in Rockport on August 26. Raney was hiding in the shower after the roof blew off and the walls of her home caved in.
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A laundromat's machines are exposed to the elements in Rockport on August 26.
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A laundromat's machines are exposed to the elements in Rockport on August 26.
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A semi-truck is overturned on a highway south of Houston on August 26.
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A semi-truck is overturned on a highway south of Houston on August 26.
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An American flag flies in front of a damaged mobile-home park in Rockport on August 26.
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An American flag flies in front of a damaged mobile-home park in Rockport on August 26.
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NASA astronaut Jack Fischer photographed Hurricane Harvey from the International Space Station on Friday, August 25.
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NASA astronaut Jack Fischer photographed Hurricane Harvey from the International Space Station on Friday, August 25.
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Waves pound the shore as Harvey approaches Corpus Christi, Texas, on August 25.
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Waves pound the shore as Harvey approaches Corpus Christi, Texas, on August 25.
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Downtown Houston is reflected in the flooded Buffalo Bayou on Wednesday, August 30, five days after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas. The Category 4 storm came ashore late Friday, August 25, just north of Port Aransas, and has caused historic flooding. <em>Correction: Previous versions of this gallery incorrectly reported that Hurricane Harvey is the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005. Harvey is actually the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States since Charley in 2004.</em>
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Downtown Houston is reflected in the flooded Buffalo Bayou on Wednesday, August 30, five days after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas. The Category 4 storm came ashore late Friday, August 25, just north of Port Aransas, and has caused historic flooding. Correction: Previous versions of this gallery incorrectly reported that Hurricane Harvey is the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005. Harvey is actually the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States since Charley in 2004.
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Members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Louisiana National Guard help rescue elderly people from a flooded assisted living home in Orange, Texas, on August 30.
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Members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Louisiana National Guard help rescue elderly people from a flooded assisted living home in Orange, Texas, on August 30.
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A baby sits with family belongings at a<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/30/us/gallery-furniture-store-houston-shelter/index.html"> Gallery Furniture store</a> in Houston being used as a temporary shelter on August 30.
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A baby sits with family belongings at a Gallery Furniture store in Houston being used as a temporary shelter on August 30.
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Floodwaters engulf homes in Port Arthur on August 30.
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Floodwaters engulf homes in Port Arthur on August 30.
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Janice Forse cries at an emergency shelter in Beaumont on August 30. Her home in Beaumont was flooded Wednesday morning. "Even Katrina wasn't this bad," Forse told the Austin American-Statesman.
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Janice Forse cries at an emergency shelter in Beaumont on August 30. Her home in Beaumont was flooded Wednesday morning. "Even Katrina wasn't this bad," Forse told the Austin American-Statesman.
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Tammy Dominguez, left, and her husband, Christopher Dominguez, sleep on cots at the George R. Brown Convention Center, where nearly 10,000 people are taking shelter in Houston, on August 30.
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Tammy Dominguez, left, and her husband, Christopher Dominguez, sleep on cots at the George R. Brown Convention Center, where nearly 10,000 people are taking shelter in Houston, on August 30.
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A cat tries to find dry ground around a flooded apartment complex on August 30 in Houston.
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A cat tries to find dry ground around a flooded apartment complex on August 30 in Houston.
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Volunteer rescue workers help a woman from her flooded home in Port Arthur on August 30.
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Volunteer rescue workers help a woman from her flooded home in Port Arthur on August 30.
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The Florida Air Force Reserve Pararescue team from the 308th Rescue Squadron helps evacuees board a helicopter in Port Arthur on August 30.
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The Florida Air Force Reserve Pararescue team from the 308th Rescue Squadron helps evacuees board a helicopter in Port Arthur on August 30.
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Water from the Addicks Reservoir flows into neighborhoods in Houston as floodwaters rise Tuesday, August 29.
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Water from the Addicks Reservoir flows into neighborhoods in Houston as floodwaters rise Tuesday, August 29.
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Chris Gutierrez, second from right, helps his grandmother, Edelmira Gutierrez, down the stairs of their flooded house and into a waiting firetruck in the Concord Bridge neighborhood of Houston on August 29.
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Chris Gutierrez, second from right, helps his grandmother, Edelmira Gutierrez, down the stairs of their flooded house and into a waiting firetruck in the Concord Bridge neighborhood of Houston on August 29.
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Members of the National Guard rest at a furniture store in Richmond, Texas, on August 29.
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Members of the National Guard rest at a furniture store in Richmond, Texas, on August 29.
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Alexis Hernandez holds her daughter Faith at the George R. Brown Convention Center, which is serving as a shelter in Houston.
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Alexis Hernandez holds her daughter Faith at the George R. Brown Convention Center, which is serving as a shelter in Houston.
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Evacuees make their way though floodwaters in Houston on August 29.
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Evacuees make their way though floodwaters in Houston on August 29.
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President Donald Trump takes part in a briefing on Harvey as he visits Corpus Christi on August 29. In a stop in Austin, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/politics/trump-texas-harvey-visit/index.html">Trump spoke of the long-term effort and stiff costs</a> that will be needed to rebuild the region. "Nobody's seen this kind of water," he said. "Probably, there's never been something so expensive in our country's history." While talking about recovery and relief efforts, Trump said, "We want to do it better than ever before."
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President Donald Trump takes part in a briefing on Harvey as he visits Corpus Christi on August 29. In a stop in Austin, Trump spoke of the long-term effort and stiff costs that will be needed to rebuild the region. "Nobody's seen this kind of water," he said. "Probably, there's never been something so expensive in our country's history." While talking about recovery and relief efforts, Trump said, "We want to do it better than ever before."
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Civilian rescuers put a boat into a flooded road to search for people in Cypress on August 29.
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Civilian rescuers put a boat into a flooded road to search for people in Cypress on August 29.
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Volunteers organize items donated for Hurricane Harvey victims in Dallas on August 29.
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Volunteers organize items donated for Hurricane Harvey victims in Dallas on August 29.
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An overview of downtown Houston on August 29 shows the scale of the catastrophic flooding.
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An overview of downtown Houston on August 29 shows the scale of the catastrophic flooding.
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Matthew Koser searches for important papers and heirlooms inside his grandfather's house in Houston's Bear Creek neighborhood on August 29. The neighborhood flooded after water was released from nearby Addicks Reservoir.
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Matthew Koser searches for important papers and heirlooms inside his grandfather's house in Houston's Bear Creek neighborhood on August 29. The neighborhood flooded after water was released from nearby Addicks Reservoir.
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Shane Johnson removes items from a family home in Rockport, Texas, on August 29.
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Shane Johnson removes items from a family home in Rockport, Texas, on August 29.
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Airplanes sit at a flooded airport in Houston on August 29.
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Airplanes sit at a flooded airport in Houston on August 29.
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People set up a shelter for volunteer rescue workers at Fairfield Baptist Church in Cypress, Texas, on August 29.
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People set up a shelter for volunteer rescue workers at Fairfield Baptist Church in Cypress, Texas, on August 29.
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Shardea Harrison looks at her 3-week-old baby, Sarai, as Dean Mize, right, and Jason Legnon use an airboat to rescue them from their home in Houston on Monday, August 28.
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Shardea Harrison looks at her 3-week-old baby, Sarai, as Dean Mize, right, and Jason Legnon use an airboat to rescue them from their home in Houston on Monday, August 28.
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Thousands take shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on August 28.
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Thousands take shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on August 28.
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Rescue boats fill Tidwell Road in Houston as they help flood victims evacuate the area on August 28.
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Rescue boats fill Tidwell Road in Houston as they help flood victims evacuate the area on August 28.
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People wait to be rescued from their flooded home in Houston on August 28.
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People wait to be rescued from their flooded home in Houston on August 28.
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A firefighter helps Sara Golden and her daughters Paisley, Poppy and Piper board a Texas Air National Guard C-130 at Scholes International Airport in Galveston, Texas, on August 28.
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A firefighter helps Sara Golden and her daughters Paisley, Poppy and Piper board a Texas Air National Guard C-130 at Scholes International Airport in Galveston, Texas, on August 28.
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People make their way out of a flooded neighborhood in Houston on August 28.
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People make their way out of a flooded neighborhood in Houston on August 28.
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Sam Speights removes possessions from his damaged home in Rockport on August 28.
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Sam Speights removes possessions from his damaged home in Rockport on August 28.
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Flood victims wait to unload from the back of a heavy-duty truck after being evacuated from their homes in Houston on August 28.
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Flood victims wait to unload from the back of a heavy-duty truck after being evacuated from their homes in Houston on August 28.
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People leave a flooded area of Houston on August 28.
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People leave a flooded area of Houston on August 28.
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People are rescued in Houston on August 28.
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People are rescued in Houston on August 28.
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Bridget Brundrett presents an American flag to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott while he was in Rockport on August 28. The flag had been recovered from city hall after flying during the hurricane.
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Bridget Brundrett presents an American flag to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott while he was in Rockport on August 28. The flag had been recovered from city hall after flying during the hurricane.
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A Coast Guard helicopter hoists a wheelchair on board after lifting a person to safety from a flooded area of Houston on August 28.
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A Coast Guard helicopter hoists a wheelchair on board after lifting a person to safety from a flooded area of Houston on August 28.
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Houston flood victims eat and rest at the George R. Brown Convention Center on August 28.
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Houston flood victims eat and rest at the George R. Brown Convention Center on August 28.
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Belinda Penn holds her dogs Winston and Baxter after being rescued from their home in Spring, Texas, on August 28.
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Belinda Penn holds her dogs Winston and Baxter after being rescued from their home in Spring, Texas, on August 28.
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A firefighter is wheeled to a waiting ambulance after he became fatigued while fighting an office-building fire in downtown Houston on August 28.
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A firefighter is wheeled to a waiting ambulance after he became fatigued while fighting an office-building fire in downtown Houston on August 28.
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The tap water outage, which prompted city officials to begin distributing bottled water to residents Friday, was just one headache for a community struggling with a severely flooded Neches River.
The river began receding Friday evening but still was about 16 feet above flood stage and 7 feet above record level late Saturday morning.
Satellite images show Harvey's impact on Texas towns
Satellite images show Harvey's impact on Texas towns

Trump's second visit to region

Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrived in Houston around midday Saturday at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base -- his second trip to Texas in a week.
Trump returns to Gulf Coast for test as 'comforter in chief'
Trump returns to Gulf Coast for test as 'comforter in chief'
Speaking briefly with reporters as he toured a Harvey relief center in Houston's NRG stadium, Trump said, "Really, I think people appreciate what's been done. It's been done really efficiently, really well and that's what we want. I'm very happy with the way it's been going."
He continued, "As tough as this was, it's been a wonderful thing, I think, even for the country to watch, even for the world to watch. It's been beautiful. Have a good time everybody, I'm going to be doing a little bit of help over here."
Trump then went to Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he met with Louisiana politicians as well as members of the National Guard and Cajun Navy, a grass-roots group that came together after Hurricane Katrina and has helped Texans in Harvey's aftermath.
"It was an honor to meet him," said Ben Husser, a Cajun Navy member. "I'm glad to know that he cares enough to come down here and spend time with the people in this area that were devastated and were affected by this storm. It means a lot."
Family and pet pig saved from flood waters

Family and pet pig saved from flood waters 03:21
Trump is trying to reassure those in need that federal resources will be there as they begin rebuilding. The administration on Friday asked Congress for $7.85 billion in disaster relief funding as part of an initial request for funds.
Turner, Houston's mayor, said he asked Trump for $100 million to help with debris removal. The President, Turner said, indicated that the vast majority, if not the entire request, will be granted.
Texas' governor has said that more than 440,000 people have registered for emergency assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has approved $79 million to help victims of the storm.
Hurricane redux? Storms sometimes hit the same area
Hurricane redux? Storms sometimes hit the same area
After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, $5.8 billion in individual assistance money was given to nearly 916,000 people affected by those storms.
As the government works to help those affected by Harvey, Hurricane Irma is looming in the Atlantic as a threat to Caribbean islands -- and potentially, by next week, to the United States.

Death toll hits 50

At least 50 people have died from the storm, including a high school football coach and a family of six whose van was swept away by floodwaters.
Other statistics only begin to hint at the scope of the punishing deluge and what the months of recovery will entail:
  • About 27 trillion gallons of rain fell on Texas and Louisiana over six days.
  • More than 72,000 people have been rescued.
  • About 10% of the structures in Harris County were flooded, the county says.
Why we don't yet know Harvey's true toll?
While water is receding in many areas, it still was waist-deep Saturday in western Houston's Barker Cypress area. Ryan Short, who along with this family left their apartment ahead of Harvey, returned on a small boat to pick up a few possessions -- including something special for his 2-year-old son, Jacob.
Short re-entered the apartment to find all kinds of belongings floating in knee-high water. Eventually, he found the main thing he was looking for: his son's small bicycle, which he hopes will help the boy cope with being displaced.
"He's got to have his bike," Short said. "He's not having anything to connect with -- it's hard."
Lee Dufrene, of Austin, paddled Short to the apartment. The two connected after Dufrene drove his boat from Austin to help Harvey victims. He said he knows what it's like to be flooded out of a home.
"I was in the flood of Onion Creek in Austin 2013, and I just wanted to come help," he said.

Major damage at schools

The Houston Independent School District is scrambling to recover from the storm.
A wedding dress is all that survives in a flooded Texas home
A wedding dress is all that survives in a flooded Texas home
Harvey and its aftermath caused so much damage that 10,000 to 12,000 students -- out of the district's 218,000 pupils -- will have to move temporarily to new schools, the district said Saturday in a series of tweets.
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The hurricane prevented the schools from starting their years as planned on August 28. Superintendent Richard Carranza told CNN's "New Day" on Friday that he intends to have classes start September 11.
But it's possible the opening will have to come later to avoid putting children "in harm's way," the district said Saturday via Twitter.
Many of its schools suffered major damage. The district has looked at 245 of its schools so far, and of those, 115 will be deep-cleaned and ready for classes to start September 11, the district's Chief Operating Officer Brian Busby said.

Chemical plant fire

Fires broke out over two days at a chemical plant near Houston that was flooded by Harvey, and authorities said they expect more flames there. Three containers burned since Thursday at the Arkema site in Crosby after Harvey's floodwaters knocked out equipment used to keep the plant's volatile chemicals cool, Harris County Assistant Fire Chief Bob Royall said.
Officials decided to let the remaining six containers catch fire and burn out rather than endanger firefighters, the US Environmental Protection Agency and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said in a joint statement.
What is Arkema?
Hundreds of evacuees from Port Arthur and Beaumont are taking humanitarian evacuation flights to Dallas, where more than 9,000 evacuees are being sheltered.
CNN's Nick Valencia and Kaylee Hartung contributed to this report.
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