Welcome to bbc news. Ten of thousands of People Living in the us state of texas have been ordered to leave their homes, as flooding, caused by Tropical Storm harvey, continues to cause devastation. Its expected up to 30,000 people may need temporary emergency shelters, with more than two and a half feet of rain fallen on the city of houston alone. Unconfirmed reports suggest up to five people may have drowned, but Officials Say they cant confirm figures until the floodwaters recede. Thousands of people have had to be rescued, many plucked from rooftops by helicopter. What began as a category four hurricane in the gulf of mexico has become a Tropical Storm, meaning that the winds are much less than they were, but the rains are still causing devastation. 0ur correspondent Laura Trevelyan is in la grange, 100 miles west of houston in texas for us. Welcome to la grange in texas. Look at the water levels. You can just see how fast the water levels are rising here. The Colorado River has bro
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. 0ur north america correspondent james cook reports. This disaster never seems to end. Three days after Hurricane Harvey smashed into their state, texans are still struggling in its wake. In this suburb of houston, they called for help all night, but no one answered. In the end, it wasnt police or Fire Fighters who came to the rescue, but some friends with a boat. They say they called 911 and there was no answer. But youve answered their call . Well, we just happened to be here, and we had a boat and a truck, so
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
Responsible for the deaths of nearly 30 sperm whales on european beaches last year. Good morning. Its september 5th. Im joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Breaking news, serious case review into the death of Ayeeshia Jane smith who was murdered by her mother in 2014 is fine professionals were not focused enough on the childs welfare. 0ur correspondent Chi Chi Izundu is here. The details of a serious case review arejust the details of a serious case review are just out but first of all tell us more are just out but first of all tell us more about ayeeshia and what happened. She was known to social services and professionals before her birth because her mum was found living in a garage venture was pregnant. She was also taken into foster ca re pregnant. She was also taken into foster care during her 21 month old life and then turned back to her pa rents life and then turned back to her parents or her mother, i should say, after a short while and soon afterwards she passed away
And welcome to the bbc news at six. In florida, in the caribbean government officials and aid agencies gearing up for one of the biggest relief operations the region has seen. Hurricane irma has been downgraded to a storm but as it travelled across the caribbean to florida it left at least 30 people dead and cities flooded. In a moment, well be hearing from cuba which was battered by massive waves reportedly 36 feet high. And well be in the British Virgin islands where the aid is finally getting through. But first to florida where up to six million homes thats more than half the population are without power. Aleem maqbool is in miami. Hurricane irma surprised a lot of people again. Its projected path saw it going off the west coast of florida but instead it cut inside and travelled up the length of the state. Now the Tropical Storm is affecting neighbouring states. Here in florida, more than 60 of homes without power and many tens of thousands of people are still in shelters. After a d