Catastrophic flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Harvey inundated Houston on Sunday, forcing residents of the fourth most populous US city to flee their homes in boats or hunker down in anticipation of several more days of “unprecedented” rainfall. The storm caused chest-deep flooding on some streets in Houston as rivers and channels overflowed their banks. The centre of Harvey was about 170km from Houston and was forecast to arc slowly toward the city through Wednesday. The swift rise of floodwaters surprised authorities, and Houston residents with boats were asked to help with rescues. Catastrophic flooding is now underway and expected to continue for days,” the National Weather Service said on Twitter.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 28, 2017 02:48 UTC