The Texas city has been warned it faces ‘historic’ flooding after intense rainfall in the aftermath of the hurricane, with heavy downpours expected to continue for days and some residents told to take refuge on rooftops rather than in attics unless they have an axe or other means to break through
  • People walk through the flooded waters of Telephone Road

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    People walk through the flooded waters of Telephone Road

  • Residents are rescued from their homes surrounded by floodwaters

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    Residents are rescued from their homes surrounded by floodwaters

  • Wilford Martinez, right, waits to be rescued by Harris County Sheriff’s Department Richard Wagner after his car got stuck in floodwaters

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    Wilford Martinez, right, waits to be rescued by Harris County Sheriff’s Department Richard Wagner after his car got stuck in floodwaters

  • Precinct 6 Deputy Constables Sgt. Paul Fernandez, from left, Sgt. Michael Tran and Sgt. Radha Patel rescue an elderly woman from rising water on North MacGregor Way, near Brays Bayou, after heavy rains from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey

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    Precinct 6 Deputy Constables Sgt. Paul Fernandez, from left, Sgt. Michael Tran and Sgt. Radha Patel rescue an elderly woman from rising water on North MacGregor Way, near Brays Bayou, after heavy rains from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey

  • Terranysha Ferguson holds her son, Christian Phillips as she sits with the rest of her family at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston

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    Terranysha Ferguson holds her son, Christian Phillips as she sits with the rest of her family at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston

  • People push a stalled pickup to through a flooded street in Houston

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    People push a stalled pickup to through a flooded street in Houston

  • A Texas National Guard soldier carries a woman on his back as they conduct rescue operations in flooded areas around Houston

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    A Texas National Guard soldier carries a woman on his back as they conduct rescue operations in flooded areas around Houston

  • Texas National Guard soldiers aid residents in heavily flooded areas

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    Texas National Guard soldiers aid residents in heavily flooded areas
  • Two kayakers try to beat the current pushing them down an overflowing Brays Bayou.

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    Two kayakers try to beat the current pushing them down an overflowing Brays Bayou.

  • Houston Police SWAT officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son Aiden after rescuing them from their home, which was surrounded by floodwaters

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    Houston Police SWAT officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son Aiden after rescuing them from their home, which was surrounded by floodwaters

  • Residents wade through floodwaters in Houston.

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    Residents wade through floodwaters in Houston.

  • People wade through flooded streets in the aftermath of the hurricane.

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    People wade through flooded streets in the aftermath of the hurricane.

  • A car sits half submerged in a residential area of Houston.

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    A car sits half submerged in a residential area of Houston.

  • Houston residents wade through floodwater.

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    Houston residents wade through floodwater.

  • A man up to his waist in water in Houston.

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    A man up to his waist in water in Houston.

  • People walk through flooded streets in the aftermath of hurricane Harvey.

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