Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 7pm in texas, where storm harvey is battering the city of houston. Weather forecasters in the us have cold the situation unprecedented parts of the city have seen more than 30 inches thats 76 centimetres of rain in the past 48 hours, and theres more on the way. Emergency teams have rescued more than a thousand people so far and residents have been told to head onto rooftops to escape the danger. 0ur correspondent james cook is in houston and sent this report. Harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance. No longer packing the full force of a hurricane, but still deadly. Forecasters say it is on track to dump more than 50 inches of rain in texas, making it the largest on record. In the fourth largest city in the united states, the results are devastating. This appears to be either the worst or one of the worst floods houston has ever had. We are measuring not in inches but in feet. People have been making boats to get out of the city. However, it ca
More than a thousand people have been rescued from flooding in one of americas most populous citys, houston, in texas, as a huge storm continues to batter parts of the state. Forecasters there say the conditions are unprecedented, and warn the waters are still rising. The white house has announced that President Trump will visit the region on tuesday. 0ur north america correspondent, james cook, reports from houston. Harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance. No longer packing the full force of the hurricane but still deadly. In just 2a hours, more than two feet of rain fell on the fourth largest city in the united states. The results are devastating. This appears to be either the worst or one of the worst floods houston has ever had. We are measuring not in inches but in feet. Houston has ground to a halt and with the rain still teeming down, the waters keep on rising. We prayed a lot. We were rescued so we are very thankful. Houston has ground to a halt and with the rain still teemi
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