and london, this is bbc world news. it s newsday. good morning. it s 6am in singapore, ”pm in london, and 5pm in the us city of houston, where tropical storm harvey has brought heavy rains and massive floods. weather forecasters have called the situation unprecedented. hospitals have been evacuated, airports shut, and many residents are trapped in their homes as waters continue to rise. at least two people have died. the state governor says the rainfall in some areas could reach an all time record. president trump will visit texas on tuesday. 0ur correspondent, james cook, is in houston and sent this report. harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance, no longer packing the full force of a hurricane, but still deadly. forecasters say it will dump more than 50 inches in texas, making this the strongest storm on record. for 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
welcome to the programme. more than a thousand people have been rescued from flooding in one of america s most populous city s 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. w
heat waves hit cities the hardest. good morning and welcome to bbc news. authorities in the us city of houston have described the flooding caused by tropical storm harvey as catastrophic. meteorologists say the storm in 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, with the city warned to expect to be deluged by up to a year s worth 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, including the residents of one care home, who were evacuated after images of them in waist deep water were shared on social media. president trump is due to visit the deluged city tomorrow. 0ur north america correspondent james cook is in houston and has this report. nearly three days after hurricane harvey smashed into texas, houston is still struggling
click hits the road as the team heads to india to see how the country keeps connected. good morning 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. 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, with the city warned to expect to be deluged by up to a year s worth 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. president trump is due to visit the city tomorrow, to survey the damage. richard lister reports. taking only what they can hold, the people of huston are trying
that horrific blaze at grenfell tower being embraced by so many people and we re only literally, those pictures, half a mile away from the grenfell tower site. we ll 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. it s 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 can t 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 hurr