Hurricane Harvey has pummelled Texas with heavy rains, claiming at least 10 lives since making landfall on the US’s Gulf Coast. Photo: ReutersWashington: US President Donald Trump will visit storm-ravaged Texas on Tuesday, the White House says, even as the administration ramps up its response to the most powerful hurricane to hit America in 13 years. US President Trump took to Twitter on Sunday to indicate he was monitoring tropical storm Harvey, which continues to wreak havoc on the Texas Gulf Coast after being downgraded from a hurricane. Later on Sunday, Trump held a second cabinet meeting on Hurricane Harvey to shore up response and recovery efforts, according to the White House. Pence in a tweet on Sunday emphasised the White House statement that Trump’s top priority is saving lives.

Source: Mint August 28, 2017 04:29 UTC