Welcome to the programme. 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. Our north america correspondent james cook reports from houston. Harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance. No longer packing the full force of a hurricane, but still deadly. Forecasters says it is still yet to dump 50 inches of rain here. Injust21i 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. The currents are swift and treacherous, making a wrong turn can quickly mean a matter of life and death. We just, we prayed
Welcome to the programme. More than a thousand people have been rescued from flooding in one of americas most populous cities 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. Our north america correspondent james cook reports from houston. Harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance. No longer packing the full force of a hurricane, but still deadly. Forecasters said it is on track to dump 50 centimetres. Injust21i 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. Hundreds of rescuers are taking to the waters in boats large and small. But the flooded city street are difficult to navigate. The c
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
Catastrophic floods are causing devastation in houston americas fourth largest city. Weather forecasters say storm harvey is the biggest the state has ever seen. Parts of houston have had 76 centimetres of rain in the past 48 hours. The governor of texas has asked residents to brace themselves for more heavy rain. So far, emergency teams have rescued almost 2,000 people others have been told to climb onto rooftops to escape the danger. James cook reports from houston. Harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance. Rescuers in boats, helicopters and lorries have in bringing people to safety. Forecasters say it is on track to dump more than 50 inches of rain in texas, making it the largest on record. We want people to know in the city. If you are there and there is a need, we will get to you. I will simply ask that you remain calm, remain patient and we will get to you. Anyone with a boat has been pressed into service. The city streets are to navigate. Quran so swift and treacherous. In the
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