The next area expected to be affected by storm harvey. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. Sirens sound as north korea fires a missile overjapan the Un Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting later in response. Its 5 oclock our top story. A major dam outside the us city of houston has begun to overflow as authorities struggle to cope with the disastrous flooding brought by Tropical Storm harvey. We will head straight to texas tonight. Lets cross to our correspondent Laura Trevelyan in la grange in texas. Welcome to la grange which is a microcosm of the devastation across texas right now landed heading to the state of louisiana. It is a small town 100 miles west of houston and it is inland and yet the Colorado River broke its banks because of that extraordinary rainfall that happened in the aftermath of hurricane hardly and we have seen historic levels of flooding and peoples homes and businesses have been the ruin. The storm is not finished yet. Just think of what happene
Waterloo station in london as signalling problems angered commuters on the very day it reopens after weeks of engineering works. President trump has arrived in texas, to assess the damage caused by storm harvey, as floodwaters across the state continue to rise. In houston, more than 30,000 people have been forced from their homes. There have been record levels of rainfall, with areas sinking under a metre of water. But the greatest danger may be around the corner, with rising levels of several rivers. A major dam to the west of houston has begun overflowing, as harvey pushes the reservoir over capacity. Lets go live to our correspondent Laura Trevelyan whos at la grange in texas, about a 100 miles west of houston. Welcome to lagrange in texas, a Small Community reeling from the devastating impact of the flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Its a microcosm of communities across texas. Whats happened is more than 300 homes were evacuated as the Colorado River broke its banks. Homes
Hes an indian, your majesty. And im the queen of england, i will have whatever help i require. Will gompertz, bbc news. Thats almost it from us. Newsnight is coming up on bbc two. Heres emily. Tonight, Hurricane Harvey becomes a test for the president. Donald trump lands in texas as the floodwaters rise. And we ask if the knives are now out for boris johnson. Join me now on bbc two. Here, on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Good night. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im leah boleto so much to get through tonight. The west indies ray of hope another century from shai who steers the windies to a famous test win at headingley. Is sanchez bound for city . Theres a £50 million bid on the table tonight but arsenal reject it. First konta, now kerber the defending champion is dumped out of the us open in round one. Well start with cricket and an historic day at headingley where the west indies won their first test match in this country for 17 years when they beat england by five