Year: 2017

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Harvey’s death toll climbs to 6 in Texas amid ‘epic and catastrophic’ flooding

USCG Heartland(HOUSTON) -- The death toll has climbed to six in Texas amid the "epic and catastrophic" flooding left behind in the southeast part of the state from Hurricane Harvey.On Monday evening, Houston's Mayor Sylvester Turner confirmed three deaths in Houston.Three other storm-related deaths occurred in La Marque, East Montgomery County and the coastal city of Rockport.Houston, the country’s fourth largest city, has been inundated with flooding as result of […]

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Three more days of rain in store for Houston as water keeps rising

ABC News(HOUSTON) -- (HOUSTON) -- Hurricane Harvey, which slammed into the Texas coast this weekend and wreaked havoc along the way, has weakened to a tropical storm but not before dropping an improbable 25 inches of rain on Houston in only 36 hours, with more expected.The deadly storm has moved into the Gulf of Mexico, where it's regained a bit of strength, with max winds of 45 mph, according to […]

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Two dead, four injured in shooting at library in Clovis, New Mexico

iStock/Thinkstock(CLOVIS, N.M.) -- Two people are dead and four are injured after a shooting at a library in Clovis, New Mexico, about 10 miles from the Texas border, a local official said.Clovis interim City Manager Tom Phelps told ABC News that a suspect is in custody. No motive is known as of yet, Phelps said.Police are currently on the scene.Additional information was not immediately available. This story is developing. Please […]

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Louisiana governor on Harvey: ‘The worst is likely to come for us here’

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW ORLEANS) -- The rain from Harvey is not only devastating Texas, it's also pounding Louisiana, and the state's governor, John Bel Edwards, is warning that "the worst is likely to come for us here.”Harvey "does remain a named tropical storm and it's going to drop an awful lot of rain," Edwards said at a news conference Monday. "We do have a long way to go with this particular storm."This […]

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Dozens of Hurricane Harvey victims rescued from a roof in Houston

ABC News(HOUSTON) -- Dozens of people in a downtown Houston apartment building -- including a Hurricane Katrina survivor and her children -- were rescued from the roof of their neighbor's two-story home on Monday, after one woman's pleas for help highlighted the agony that many flood victims face."It’s water everywhere and we have nowhere to go," a desperate Iashia Nelson told "Good Morning America" on FaceTime Monday morning. "I have […]

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30,000 Hurricane Harvey victims desperate for shelter at evacuation centers

ABCNews.com(HOUSTON) -- Droves of people stranded and displaced by deadly Hurricane Harvey are being transported to nearby evacuation centers and shelters around the Houston area.As masses arrived on the back of city dump trucks -- by boat, by bus and some by foot to downtown Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center -- they were met with cots, blankets, towels, food and medical attention. The American Red Cross has set up […]

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Heroes rise to the occasion to help survivors of Hurricane Harvey

ABC News(HOUSTON) -- Southeastern Texas has been absolutely pummeled with flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, leaving thousands of residents stranded and in need of help. Fortunately, some citizens have stepped in to assist with the rescues.Professional and amateur rescuers snatched up people from submerged streets and flooded homes throughout the day on Sunday and into the morning on Monday, some of them using kayaks and canoes.George and Alex […]

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Woman due to give birth in days learns her home was destroyed by Hurricane Harvey

ABC News(HOUSTON) -- Just days before Hurricane Harvey evacuee Danielle Weeks is due to give birth, she and her family -- with whom ABC News has been embedded since the storm made landfall in Texas last week -- have learned that their home was destroyed by the storm.Weeks, who is expecting her third child on Tuesday, has not been able to go back to the town of Port Aransas since […]

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Texas Governor Abbott says repairs after Harvey will ‘take years’

ABC News(HOUSTON) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday morning on "Good Morning America" that he expects the damage incurred in the state as a result of Hurricane Harvey to be "horrific" when the storm finally subsides, leaving behind a mess that will "take years" to rebuild."First we had the hurricane-style damage, the horrific winds that mowed down so many buildings and local facilities where the hurricane crossed inland all […]

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