We do say good morning. Im kendis. Im lynda lopez in for diane macedo. Southeast texas waking up to more drenching downpours and catastrophic flooding triggered by Tropical Storm harvey blamed for at least three deaths. Its expected to dump up to 50 inches of rain before moving out later this week. Frantic rescue operations continued. Emergency crews and volunteers plucking trapped families from homes. Water waist deep in many areas. Overnight the army corps of engineers began a controlled release of water from two reservoirs which could flood thousands more homes. In the meantime, this is what the runway looked at houstons Hobby Airport underwater. Natasha barrett has breaking details from houston right now. Natasha, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, kendis and lynda. Im born and raised in this city and it is absolutely heartbreaking to see what is going on right now. Like so many others, millions of others weve been up all night watching whats happening to our homes because
From ktrk whose hometown is houston is joining us live to give us the latest. Reporter good morning, this is my hometown, so it is so hard to put into words what were seeing here or to describe it. It is absolutely devastating to see the city the way it is. Although it might seem like were getting a small break because we have a drizzle going on, were expecting somewhere between 15 and 25 more inches of rain. Rescues continued throughout the night the countrys 4th largest city in crisis. The water came up so fast, it was incredible. Reporter Emergency Management officials are saying they need more boats for rescues as roads turned into rivers. Rain water is forced on to streets and small bayous easily overwhelmed by heavy downpours. First responders are stretched so thin neighbors are pitching in to help others. Ive been here for 40 years and i have never seen the water come up this high. Reporter other desperate residents are being plucked from rooftops, choppers from san diego and ca
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G re nfell tower tribute to those affected by the Grenfell Tower blaze here in west london. Good afternoon. 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. 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 years have left this city struggling to cope. An armada of rescue boats is patrolling the streets. More than 2,000 people have been rescued so far, but the E