At least nine dead, Houston faces 5th day of storm
By Reuters
29 August 2017 |
4:17 pm
Houston is bracing for yet more rain amid unprecedented flooding brought by slow-moving Tropical Storm Harvey. The storm has killed at least nine people, led to mass evacuations and paralyzed the city, the fourth most-populous in the United States.
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