Dramatic photos and videos published on social media and by HuffPost reporters have captured the destruction in parts of Texas after Hurricane Harvey barreled into the Gulf Coast, bringing potentially “historic” rain and flooding, according to weather officials. “This event is unprecedented & all impacts are unknown & beyond anything experienced,” the National Weather Service said. Photos of downtown Houston show parks and highways in the nation’s fourth-largest city turned into muddy rivers as residents escaped to higher ground.

Source: Huffington Post August 27, 2017 17:41 UTC