Hurricane Harvey wreaks havoc in Houston
By Reuters
28 August 2017 |
9:35 am
Catastrophic flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Harvey inundates Houston, forcing residents of the fourth most populous U.S. city to flee their homes in boats or hunker down in anticipation of several more days of “unprecedented” rainfall.
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