to world news today. hurricane harvey has intensified into a category three storm as it pushes closer to the us gulf coast. the governor of texas has asked president trump to issue a major disaster declaration, hours before the state is expected to be battered. texas and louisiana haven t been hit by a major hurricane in more than a decade. officials say harvey could also bring life threatening flooding that will likely last for days. as you know, this is a hurricane that will calm in land and then is expected to hover for a long that will calm in land and then is expected to hoverfor a long period of time. they could be days. during that time, there will be a tremendous amount of rain. it will be dropped on miles upon miles of texas. this is going to lead to what was described earlier in our conference call as record flooding at multiple locations, ranging all the way from the corpus christi area all the way up to the houston area. president donald trump has treated presiden
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ireland s conor mcgregor takes on floyd mayweather in las vegas. hello and welcome to bbc world news. the most powerful storm to hit the united states for more than a decade is heading towards the gulf coast states of texas and louisana. hurricane harvey is gathering in strength as it heads towards the coast. it s expected to reach land in the next few hours, with winds of around 120 mph. this is the satellite imagery of the category 3 storm, as it approaches the state of texas. thousands of residents are boarding up their homes and heading inland, following warnings that parts of the state could be uninhabitable for weeks. up to a metre of rain is expected to fall. from texas, james cooke reports. the view from space as hurricane harvey barrels towards the united states of america. the storm blew up fast in the gulf of mexico, taking texans by surprise. now time is scarce to prepare for the worst. it s a hurricane that will prove more dangerous than many hurricanes. not only
mayweather v mcgregor it could be the richest in boxing history. welcome to the programme. thousands of residents in texas have been told to evacuate their homes because of hurricane harvey, which is expected to make landfall within hours. the authorities say the category 4 storm will be the worst to hit mainland america for more than a decade. this is a satellite picture of the category 4 storm as it approaches texas with winds of 130 miles per hour. the national hurricane centre said storm surges may bring life threatening floods in and around houston and harvey could remain in the area until the middle of next week. james cooke reports from texas. the view from space as hurricane harvey barrels towards the united states of america. the storm blew up fast in the gulf of mexico, taking texans by surprise. now time is scarce to prepare for the worst. it s a hurricane that will prove more dangerous than many hurricanes. not only are we going to be dealing with the high w