Catastrophic Flooding Swamps Houston As Harvey Stalls Over Texas
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/08/catastrophic-flooding-swamps-houston-area.html
• The Houston area has experienced one of the worst flooding disasters in U.S. history. Tropical Storm Harvey is still hovering over southeast Texas, where it continues to inundate the region. The rainfall has led to catastrophic flooding in Harris County, which includes Houston, and other nearby parts of the state. The Houston metro area is home to some 6.6 million people, and is particularly vulnerable to flooding. Roughly one quarter of Texas residents live in the 18 counties that have now been declared federal disaster areas.
• The rainfall totals over the past 72 hours are astounding. Harris County has recorded more than 32 inches of rainfall; Galveston County has registered just shy of three feet, at 34 inches...
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