LAKE CHARLES, La. Tropical Storm Harvey flooded neighbourhoods overnight with chest-deep water in the Lake Charles area, near the Texas line, although water abated in some places Tuesday as rain slackened. Later, in Lake Charles, Edwards urged people to remain alert but said the state is responding well to less severe conditions in its own borders. “I got a feeling it’s going to get worse before it gets any better.”Evacuations continued Tuesday in some rural areas outside Lake Charles, with authorities working to empty a flood-prone subdivision near the town of Iowa. Harvey is projected to bring gusts up to 80 km/h in coastal areas and gusts of up to 65 km/h in Lake Charles and along the Interstate 10 corridor.

Source: National Post August 30, 2017 03:22 UTC