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
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