Hurricane Harvey Devastates Texas With Floods, Destruction
After Hurricane Harvey made landfall early Saturday morning, the storm lingered, creating catastrophic flooding and leaving Houston and surrounding areas with severe damage.
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Steve Culver cries with his dog Otis as he talks about what he said was the "most terrifying event in his life," when Hurricane Harvey blew in and destroyed most of his home while he and his wife took shelter there on August 26, 2017 in Rockport, Texas.
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Cows make their way through fallen power lines along the road near City-By-The Sea, TX as Hurricane Harvey hits the Texas coast on Saturday, Aug 26, 2017.
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Housing surrounded by flood waters caused by Hurricane Harvey is seen from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter during an overflight from Port Aransas to Port O'Connor, Texas, August 26, 2017.
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Firefighters search for survivors at an apartment complex in Rockport, TX as Hurricane Harvey hits the Texas coast on Saturday, Aug 26, 2017.
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A sunken boat in the marina after Hurricane Harvey hit Port Aransas, Texas on August 27, 2017.
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Texas National Guard soldiers aid residents in heavily flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, U.S., August 27, 2017
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A graveyard is seen as it floods during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey August 27, 2017 in Pearland, Texas. Hurricane Harvey left a trail of devastation Saturday after the most powerful storm to hit the US mainland in over a decade slammed into Texas, destroying homes, severing power supplies and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee.
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Texas National Guard soldiers search by boat for stranded residents in heavily flooded areas from the storms of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, U.S., August 27, 2017
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A stranded motorist escapes floodwaters on Interstate 225 after Hurricane Harvey inundated the Texas Gulf coast with rain causing mass flooding, in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017.
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A damaged restaurant on the main street after Hurricane Harvey hit Port Aransas, Texas on August 27, 2017.
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A vehicle sits half submerged in flood waters in a residential area in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, U.S., August 27, 2017.
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A hotel in Edna, TX lies damaged after Hurricane Harvey passed through on August 26, 2017.
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People make their way down partially flooded roads following the passage of Hurricane Harvey on August 26, 2017 in Galveston, Texas.
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A woman uses a coat hanger to try and retrieve an item from a destroyed house after Hurricane Harvey struck Fulton, Texas, August 26, 2017.
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A man walks through floods waters and onto the main road after surveying his property which was hit by Hurricane Harvey in Rockport, Texas, U.S. August 26, 2017.
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Damaged boats in a multi-level storage facility are seen following passage of Hurricane Harvey at Rockport, Texas on August 26, 2017.
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A big rig lies on it's side on Hwy 59 near Edna, Texas, south of Houston, in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 26, 2017.
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