Welcome to bbc news. Thousands of people have had to be rescued in and around the us city of houston, as waters continue to rise in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The areas expected to have received a years rainfall within a week. Helicopters have plucked victims from rooftops, as roads have been turned into rivers. And the flooding, already described as catastrophic in texas, is not only expected to get worse, its also expected to spread with concerns now for neighbouring louisiana. Lets crossed now to our correspondent, Laura Trevelyan, he was at the grange, in texas, in houston. Welcome to la grange. This isa houston. Welcome to la grange. This is a small tax on town of 500 people. Many homes have been evacuated. There is extensive, catastrophic, devastating flooding. The Colorado River, we can land, by the way, has broken its banks and is just about peaking at 55 feet. Normally the river level is about eight feet. Flooding level is 2a feet. More than double the normal flooding level
Sensational sounds it can only be the notting hill carnival. Good evening. The authorities in texas tonight said they were still very much in a search and rescue operation in the aftermath of Tropical Storm harvey which has brought devastation to many parts of the state. Aerial pictures today show the effect of the most powerful storm to have hit texas in more than 50 years. Nearly half a Million People are in need of help following severe flooding caused by torrential rains. Some 30,000 are temporarily homeless in houston the fourth largest city in the United States. Early estimates of losses are said to approach £2 billion at this stage. From houston, james cook sent this report. Wa ke wake up. Wake up. In texas today, every stranger is a friend. You made it. Exhausted, unable even to stand, but she is safe. You made it. Ok. All day long they have struggled to safety. Family after all day long they have struggled to safety. Fa m ily after fa m ily abandoning their homes to the water
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For the country post brexit. North korea vows to complete its nuclear programme, as the United States once again warns pyongyang of military action. In sport its go, defoe. Bournemouth have their first points of the season, thanks toJermain Defoes first goal of the season. And stav has got the weather. Good morning, sunday is looking like the better day this weekend. We have more showers and will feel on the chilly side. All the details in about 15 minutes. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. Armed police and military personnel are being deployed at key locations across the uk after the Terror Threat level was increased to critical the highest possible level. The hunt for the person behind the Parsons Green attack is continuing. 29 people were injured, with many suffering from burns orfrom being caught in the crush as people fled the station. The raising of the threat level means that the government believes a further terror attack may be imminent. The device went off as a
A day after north koreas latest Missile Launch provokes international condemnation, kim jong un says he wants to match the military power of the United States. And in half an hour here on bbc news, the travel show takes a trip down scotlands answer to route 66. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Armed police and military personnel are being deployed at key locations across the uk following the raising of the Terror Threat level to critical the highest possible alert. It means that after yesterdays bombing of a crowded underground train the government believes a further attack may be imminent. Police are chasing down suspects and they had hundreds of officers trawling through cctv following the District Line attack in which 29 people were injured. 0ur correspondent, robert hall, is outside Parsons Green station. Good morning. Things are back to normal, trains running here again at Parsons Green. The train in which the device went off yesterday has been moved away, the device itself s