Which has caused such devastation in texas, is now heading towards neighbouring louisiana. Record amounts of rainfall have fallen across the region. Large parts of houston the countrys fourth largest city are still under water. More than 20 people have died and nearly 200,000 people have registered for financial help. Laura trevelyan is in houston now. Welcome to houston and you can see behind me the chaos that the catastrophic flooding has caused in the aftermath of hurricane harvey. As you can see people have had to abandon their homes, abandoned their cars. These are extraordinary scenes and just this morning i witnessed dramatic rescues, people have come from all over texas and even alt of texas with boats just to try to do whatever they can in the face of this extraordinary situation. The flooding behind me has been worsened, we are in houston where reservoirs on the outskirts are full to capacity and they have been overspending. The authorities have had to do a timed release of water to stop something even worse happening. That has increased the flooding behind me if you can believe it. James cook has this report on the overall situation. Still dazed, but at least theyre dry. The people of houston awoke after a night under curfew to take stock. Downtown the waters have receded. The worst appears to be over. But there are still struggles ahead. Rodman young is now homeless in his own city after his house was flooded when two reservoirs spilled over. It is sad. It is sad and you feel a little bit hopeless. Because youre losing all your stuff. And they only gave us from the point we woke up, a couple of hours sleep, and we were fighting the waters at our house. And rodman is farfrom alone. The federal government says nearly 200,000 people here have registered for assistance. For days now these helicopter crews have been putting their lives on the line, performing daring and dangerous rescues. These grainy images capture the narrowest of escapes. Not everyone has been so lucky. Last night a woman was swept away holding her young daughter. The mother died, her child, still clinging on, survived. Heartbreak for houston which faces other troubles as well. The fourth largest city in the United States was under curfew last night amid reports of looting. There are too many people from across our city, too many residents that are out of their homes. And they are in shelters. And i do not want them to have to worry about someone breaking into their home or looting or doing anything of that nature while they are away. All of this has paralysed this American Energy hub with Oil Production in many places coming to a halt. It will take weeks if not months to fully recover. Refineries including this one have been shut down because staff cannot get to work to keep them running. That is notjust bad news for the big oilfirms but also for the many thousands of businesses here in texas which rely on the industry. And also for the American Economy as a whole. Of course nothing matters more than saving lives and that has now been the focus for five days. This baby is just one of 30,000 people forced from their homes. With the storm heading east, louisiana is next. James cook, bbc news, houston. Behind me people have been rescuing their belongings all morning and the National Guard deployment in the state of texas has been increased to 14,000. Just earlier the governor greg abbott, governor of the state of texas, gave this update. The rain that was received in the greater paris county area is at an all time record. The rain has now moved to the beaumont region in south east texas. Approximately 15 inches of rain had fallen already in the area and there is more to come. The west is not yet over four south east texas as far as the rain is concerned. There will be ongoing challenges both during the time that rain continues to fall as well as approximately four days to come. And we mentioned specifically flooding conditions that will continue to be a challenge for people in the area. Governor greg abbott there. All day theres flooded road behind me has resembled nothing more than a marina. There is yet another boat being brought in behind me now. So many arejust being brought in behind me now. So many are just volunteer boats. And people have been rescued here and i spoke to one man in the last hour who had been rescued, he told me his story. The water got to the point where it was two feet into the house and 45 feet deep on the road, it looked like a river upfront. Yesterday it was still low enough to cioss yesterday it was still low enough to cross the street. But not today. You had to have a boat to get out. It was the only safe way to go and some quys was the only safe way to go and some guys came was the only safe way to go and some guys came by this morning and we flagged them down and gave them are phone number. And said we were ready to come out and they came to pick us up. Five days after the hurricane made landfall, why is your Home Flooding now, is that the rainfall 01 flooding now, is that the rainfall or the controlled flooding . Flooding now, is that the rainfall or the controlled flooding . M flooding now, is that the rainfall or the controlled flooding . It is a bit of both, run off contributes to the flow but they opened the floodgates and let warm water out. And we were informed that some water started to run over the lower side of the dam. And they might be a break in the dam today causing warm water. So it is getting worse all the time. We hoped it would recede but it did not. Itjust continued to rise. But it did not. Itjust continued to fise. Joe but it did not. Itjust continued to rise. Joe strong there who was rescued from this neighbourhood where i am talking to you from now. Just in the past hour he is one of 30,000 people in houston and the surrounding areas to be rescued in the past five days. Extraordinary scenes. And even though the storm has passed and this now moving inland in louisiana, the National Weather service warned that catastrophic and life threatening flooding would continue in houston for the rest of this week. That is the situation here. Back to you in london. 0n the line isjosh roberson, a reporterfor ksla news. Hes in 0akdale, louisiana which is around 200 miles west of new 0rlea ns. Thank you for being with us. Give us a sense of things in 0akdale. Thank you for having me. Im about an hour north of lake charles in south louisiana close to the gulf of mexico. I was down there for a few days as the storm came through. 0n monday it was just about 14 hours of rain and that caused a lot of flooding issues. And for a lot of the labourers. There was no mandatory evacuation for lake charles but paris down below had to evacuate. And after yesterday we saw the floodwaters going down and today weve had a lot of rain. For most people theyre happy and counting their blessings. And also thinking of those people in houston. We have seen of those people in houston. We have seen communities pulling together. The authorities doing what they need to do but also people just helping out as best they can with their neighbours and friends. Absolutely. It isa neighbours and friends. Absolutely. It is a funny thing, in south louisiana it started back in 2005 with hurricane katrina, there was a large response and people who needs to be evacuated, and down in south louisiana we are all about the wildlife and fisheries. We started to see a lot of people who owned boats just going into these neighbourhoods on a informal basis, they called themselves the cajun navy. We have a lot of cajun people down here and that is what they call themselves. Now every time a hurricane hits these guys just show up hurricane hits these guys just show up with their boats. And that was the case again monday and tuesday down in lake charles. Just a bunch of guys getting in their boats and coming out to those neighbourhoods to help people out. So definitely there is a tight knit community down here. These guys look out for each other. And the fact that the cajun navy has grown up over time shows that louisiana of course is no stranger to her again. We think of katrina and i wonder what lessons have been learned in this instance that are now being put into place. Well i definitely can speak for louisiana of course lake charles did not take on the type of plotting that places like houston are experiencing. Flooding. There are no reported deaths in louisiana and especially in the lake charles area those guys are smart and no stranger to hurricanes. When one comes they heed the warnings. They get right on out of there. And the people who are using sandbags to cover their homes, there was a case where we watched volu nteers there was a case where we watched volunteers show up from nowhere, hundreds of volunteers, donating their time to give sandbags. I spoke to one guy in a wheelchair and he had one leg and he was shovelling sand into sandbags. Very selfless people down here in lake charles and it has been remarkable to see. Nevertheless there must be people who get scared by the prospect of a repeat performance of what was such a challenge back with hurricane katrina. Absolutely. A lot of these towns in south louisiana are at or below sea level so that is a difficult challenge dealing with this amount of rain. Down south the graveyards, we do not even have grades, they are above the ground. When you get a hurricane like this when the rain is coming down it doesnt take a lot to see a lot of flooding. So there is a lot of fear and people fearing the worst. And when we tell them proceed with caution they definitely listen. Thank you very much. Extraordinary pictures there, a mother and baby being rescued. It shows what people are up against. And monsoon rains have killed at least 14 people in mum by in india. Flights have been cancelled and Train Services suspended. Stranding tens of thousands of people. Mum by. More than 1200 people have been killed against india, bangladesh in nepal in the worst flooding to hit the region in years. As we saw theresa may is injapan as the north korean crisis unfolds and not surprisingly its high on the agenda in her talks with the japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe. But the main purpose of mrs mays three day visit is to pave the way for a trade deal with japan after britain leaves the eu. Japanese firms based in the uk employ about 140,000 people. 0ur Political Correspondent ben wright has travelled with the Prime Minister, his report contains flashing images. A soft landing is what theresa may is promising on this, her first trip to japan as Prime Minister. Wearing the colours of the countrys flag, this visit is a reminder that brexit is not just about fractious talks in brussels, its about reassuring long standing allies and investors to britain beyond the eu. And few are as important as this. Well, im going to be talking to my japanese counterpart Prime Minister abe this week about the future relationship between the United Kingdom and japan, about how we can build on what is already a good, strong relationship. But build on that in the areas of security, defence and yes, trade. And look to the arrangements that we can put in place when weve left the european union. Japan wants the unpolished truth from theresa may about how she sees britains new relationship with the eu working out. But there is much, beyond tea, japan and britain have in common. And the japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe has also indicated his readiness to do a new trade deal with the uk after we have left the eu. Theresa may is keen to convey the uks respect forjapan during this three day visit to a country thats the worlds Third Largest economy and has been for three decades a huge investor in britain. From car plants through manufacturing and banking. Japan has also really valued the uks position as a gateway into eu markets and now there is real concern here about the disruption that brexit could bring. Some ofjapans banks for instance are worried their access to eu markets could suffer if brexit backfires. Some Financial Institutions have announced that they are prepared to move a certain number of operations and jobs from london to the european continent to retain the single passport within the eu. This is not good for the uk. What is in the japanese minds at the moment is the relationship between the uk and the eu. They are watching the progress of brexit negotiations nervously. Now number ten point out thatjapan owned softbank has committed to the uk after brexit, nissan and toyota have upped their investment too. But Japanese Companies fear of brexit that breaks down without a deal. Do you still think that no deal is better than a bad deal . We could still walk away . Yes, i think that is right. But if you talk about the point at which we leave the european union, we want to ensure that at that point we do have a deal and that we have a deal that is the right deal for the United Kingdom. After a day injapans former Imperial Capital kyoto, theresa may boarded a bullet train to its new one, tokyo. Questions from her host about how the government plans to turn brexit rhetoric into reality will follow the Prime Minister there. Ben wright, bbc news, kyoto. President trump has declared talking is not the answer when responding to the threat from north korea. Yesterday north korea fired a missile overjapan calling at the first step of fresh military operations in the pacific. This report from tokyo contains flashing photographer. These are the first pictures of north koreas latest and most provocative missile launch. As expected, kimjong un was on hand to give his personal guidance. The north korean dictator gazes skywards as the missile flies towards japan. And along with the pictures came this statement from north koreas state media. The current ballistic rocket drill is the first step of the military operation in the pacific and meaningful preview to containing guam. North koreas statement shows the ultimate target of yesterdays test was not here injapan, but the us Pacific Island of guam. With its huge military bases. And that north korea intends more such tests. So what can be done to stop it . Last night in new york the Un Security Council members including china were unanimous in condemning north korea. Today the cracks have already begun to appear. From President Trump came this tweet. Ruling out any prospect of talks. The us has been talking to north korea and paying them extortion money for 25 years, he exclaimed. Talking is not the answer. Here injapan Prime Minister theresa may said china must now do something. We want to work with International Partners to see what further pressure can be brought on north korea. And of course particularly look at what china can do. In beijing Chinas Foreign Ministry spokeswoman had this rather caustic response. Translation some countries dash forward when it comes to imposing sanctions. But hide away when it comes to asking for peace talks. This is not the attitude of a responsible nation. There is growing suspicion that north korea could not have developed this new missile so fast by itself. There is also agreement that it must be stopped. But there is none on how to do it. China wants talks, the us, britain and japan, more sanctions. Meanwhile north korea is almost certainly preparing for its next test. Rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. The headlines. The Texas Governor says his state has not yet seen the worst of the flooding triggered by Tropical Storm harvey which is left 20 people dead and displaced 30,000 others. North korea says it is firing of a missile overjapan is the first step of its military operations in the pacific. Theresa may says britain stands shoulder to shoulder with japan in the face of north korean aggression, shes in the country to discuss trade deals post brexit. The chair of the independent inquiry into building regulations set up in response to the Grenfell Tower fire disaster has said its inevitable that she will find failings in the existing system. Damejudith hackitt has promised to produce an interim report by christmas, and her final conclusions by spring next year. Nick beake has the details. Before the 14th ofjune, few people had even heard of Grenfell Tower. Ten weeks later, it stands testament to a system that failed, to fire and building regulations that didnt do theirjob and to inspection regimes that didnt pick up the risk of fire. And in the weeks since, tower blocks across the capital have had to be evacuated, deemed unsafe. At the chalcots estate in camden, hundreds had to leave their homes. At the ledbury estate in southwark, the gas was turned off over safety fears. Today, the woman charged with looking at what went wrong with those regulations promised answers. I can understand that People Living in those tower blocks right now are worried and rightly so. And its important that we get some recommendations out quickly so that the right rectifications can be made and things can be progressed quickly. Her inquiry will focus on fire and building regulations and how theyve worked. In the wake of grenfell, the government ordered tests on hundreds of pieces of cladding from tower blocks. They all failed the test. I think it would be obvious to most people, having seen the data on the number of high rise buildings where the tests have proven the cladding to be inadequate, its clear to most people that there must be some problem that is bigger than a one off. Herfindings will feed into the wider Public Inquiry being led by former judge sir martin moore bick. It may have hard lessons for many across the sector. I think its inevitable that were going to find some shortcomings in the system. What they will be, im not prepared to speculate at this stage. I think its important that i look at all of those things. The competence of the people, how they work, whether people know what their roles and responsibilities are, all of tho