Texas takes another step toward recovery from Hurricane Harvey on Tuesday when many residents return to work for the first time since the storm devastated the Houston area, killing around 60 people and putting tens of thousands into emergency shelters. Oil refineries, pipelines and shipping channels in the nation's energy center have begun a gradual return of operations. Exxon Mobil, Halliburton and Chevron are among the scores of Houston businesses reopening their doors to office workers. Flooding from Harvey caused fires at the Arkema SA chemical plant in Crosby, some 40 km northeast of Houston. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin challenged Congress to raise the government's debt limit in order to free up relief spending.

Source: CBC News September 05, 2017 05:37 UTC