Forecasters said that on Sunday the threat of flash floods in Texas would decrease as rains become less intense. Governor Abbott on Friday toured flooded areas south of Houston and told reporters some neighbourhoods were "literally islands, completely surrounded by water." Small streams in southern Louisiana have overflowed their banks, causing localised flooding, he added. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster in more than 30 counties, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement on Saturday. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice began evacuating on Friday about 1,700 inmates at its Ramsey Unit in Rosharon, due to flooding along the Brazos.

Source: dna June 05, 2016 08:07 UTC