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New evacuations just ordered. More days of flooding rains ahead, the worst far from over. Lives hanging in the balance. The race against time right now. Announcer this a special edition of Good Morning America, disaster in texas, flooding catastrophe. Good morning to our viewers in the west. Youre looking live at a neighborhood in texas. The rain still coming down. Its far from over. More than 2,000 rescues in the houston area. Many residents still stranded. This shows flood victims waiting to be rescued. Take a look at some of these before and after images, truly stunning. This is the interstate before harvey and just a few hours later look at that. The rising water almost all the way up to that sign and then take a look at the runway at Hobby Airport before and now it is completely under water. Heres what we know this morning. At least five deaths so far have been blamed on the storm. Up to 50 inches of rainfall in the storm zone. Fema has been deployed to to the scene. The governor
Levy. Good afternoon, i am ken each way. And i michelle griego. Get out now is the message one houston suburb welcome woke up to as a levee breached. This, as another 10 inches of rain could fall of more than 6000 rescues and counting. Shelters are overflowing. More than 9000 evacuees held a convention center, nearly double its capacity. President trump is in texas as local officials briefed him on the recovery effort as crews rescue those still stranded in the flood ravaged state. Weijia jiang is live in Corpus Christi. I understand the president is going isnt going to houston just yet. Reporter President Trump says he wants to be very cautious not to disrupt the ongoing recovery and rescue efforts still happening in houston, but at this firehouse in Corpus Christi, he says this was epic proportions. He then ushered texans the federal government is ready, willing, and able to help. President trump waved a texas flag after his visit to a Corpus Christi firehouse and addressed Harvey Re
The white house is to ask congress for emergency funding. Vice president mike pence says more than 300,000 people have registered for disaster assistance. President trump has pledged 1 million of his own money. And just outside houston, a fire is still burning at a flooded Chemical Plant. 0ur north america correspondent james cook reports. It is an unsettling sight a fire smouldering in the water. This plant makes organic peroxides which must be kept cool but when the hurricane hit, the powerfailed and now they will explode. They planned for this, but not well enough. Police have a simple message get out, now. Already 15 officers have been to hospital for checks amid fears of fumes in the air. I know they got all kinds of chemicals, and ijust dont know which ones is in the water and coming down into my house, which means i got water into the house right now. So its going to be pretty nasty. As specialist teams roll in, the messages coming out are confusing and contradictory. Reports of
The process could take another two weeks. The white house is to ask congress for emergency funding. The Vice President , mike pence, says more than 300,000 people have registered for Disaster Assistance. President trump has pledged a Million Dollars of his own money. And just outside houston, a fire is still burning at a flooded chemical plant. 0ur north america correspondent james cook reports. It is an unsettling sight a fire smouldering in the water. This plant makes organic peroxides which must be kept cool but when the hurricane hit, the powerfailed and now they will explode. They planned for this, but not well enough. Police have a simple message get out, now. Already 15 officers have been to hospital for checks amid fears of fumes in the air. I know they got all kinds of chemicals, and ijust dont know which ones is in the water and coming down into my house, which means i got water into the house right now. So its going to be pretty nasty. As specialist teams roll in, the messag