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. Meteorologists say conditions are unprecedented, describing the storm as the biggest to have ever hit the state of texas. So far more than two and a half feet of rain has fallen in houston, where roads have been turned into rivers. The city has been warned to expect up to a years worth of rain within the week. Five people are reported to have died in the rising floodwaters. Emergency services in the area are overstretched and 3000 soldiers have been mobilised to help people to safety. 2000 people have been rescued, some plucked from rooftops by helicopters. In the past 30 minutes Us Army Engineers have started releasing water from reservoirs in the city, after levels increased dramatically President Trump is due to visit the city tomorrow to survey the damage. Richard lister reports. Taking only what they can hold,
That horrific blaze at Grenfell Tower being embraced by so many people and were only literally, those pictures, half a mile away from the Grenfell Tower site. Well return to notting hill at various points in the afternoon. Now for the rest of our main 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 flood waters recede. Thousands of people have had to be rescued, many plucked from rooftops by helicopter. Richard lister has the latest. Taking only what they can hold, the people of houston are trying to escape the deluge. Three days of torrential rain and the most powerful hurricane in 50 ye
Honour the victims of the grenfell fire. And in half an hour, newsbeat asks if its time for change to attitudes to the legalisation of cannabis good afternoon and 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 flood waters recede. Thousands of people have had to be rescued, many plucked from rooftops by helicopter. 0ur correspondent Laura Trevelyan is in la grange, 100 miles west of houston in texas for us. Welcome to this Small Community la grange is about 100 miles west of houston. This is a microcosm here of the devastating, catastrophic flooding which is ravaging this
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