Welcome to the programme. More than a thousand people have been rescued from flooding in one of americas most populous cities 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 said it is on track to dump 50 centimetres. 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. Hundreds of rescuers are taking to the waters in boats large and small. But the flooded city street are difficult to navigate. The c
More than a thousand people have been rescued from flooding in one of americas most populous citys, 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. 0ur north america correspondent, james cook, reports from houston. Harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance. No longer packing the full force of the hurricane but still deadly. In just 2a 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. Houston has ground to a halt and with the rain still teeming down, the waters keep on rising. We prayed a lot. We were rescued so we are very thankful. Houston has ground to a halt and with the rain still teemi
Catastrophic damage inflicted by harvey. And President Trump returning to the white house, announcing he will go to texas on tuesday. Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this special edition of world news tonight this sunday. Im tom llamas. Tonight, the disaster in texas is deepening. Houston is a city in crisis. And now, a city of islands. The flood waters isolating sections like you see behind me. As the National Guard rolls in, the water has cut off sections of the interstate that wraps around houston. This big rig stood no chance in the rising waters. And we spoke to the driver who had to be rescued. Well have more on that in a moment. But first, lets get you caught up. Overnight, more than four inches of rain an hour coming down. Million waking up to a scene of epic flooding. And tens of thousands calling for help, needing rescue. The 911 system overwhelmed. Neighbors and strangers stepping in to help. The disaster here is staggering by every measure. More than 2,500 rescues, 3
Headquarters in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. The damage to a large part of Southeast Texas from harvey is in the words of the National Weather service unprecedented and beyond anything experienced. Houston, the nations fourth largest city is all but under water. The mayor says most major roads are impassable. It is estimated that a quarter of the texas population is affected. And at least two deaths are blamed on the storm at this point. Parts of texas are expected to get nearly 50 inches of rain. A massive rescue operation is now under way. Thousands have been forced to evacuate. The head of fema says the recovery effort could take years and President Trump plans to visit the state tomorrow. Tropical storm harvey is stalled now, near the coast. Still pounding the houston area with heavy rain, which is expected to last through friday. Don champion is in houston. Good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. This region is still very much behind me, that might ea
Welcome to bbc news. Thousands of people have had to be rescued in and around the us city of houston, as waters continue to rise in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The areas expected to have received a years rainfall within a week. Helicopters have plucked victims from rooftops, as roads have been turned into rivers. And the flooding, already described as catastrophic in texas, is not only expected to get worse, its also expected to spread with concerns now for neighbouring louisiana. Lets crossed now to our correspondent, Laura Trevelyan, he was at the grange, in texas, in houston. Welcome to la grange. This isa houston. Welcome to la grange. This is a small tax on town of 500 people. Many homes have been evacuated. There is extensive, catastrophic, devastating flooding. The Colorado River, we can land, by the way, has broken its banks and is just about peaking at 55 feet. Normally the river level is about eight feet. Flooding level is 2a feet. More than double the normal flooding level