{"id":82126,"date":"2017-08-27T22:35:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T02:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=82126"},"modified":"2017-08-27T22:38:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T02:38:13","slug":"catastrophic-floods-devastate-houston-as-harvey-death-toll-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=82126","title":{"rendered":"Catastrophic Floods Devastate Houston as Harvey Death Toll Rises"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Daniel Politi
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People walk through flooded streets during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Sunday in Houston, Texas.
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Update at 6:20 p.m.:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>The reality of Hurricane Harvey\u2014now a tropical storm\u2014is proving to be far more devastating than even the direst predictions. Rising floodwaters are taking over large parts of Houston, turning streets into rivers that\u00a0can only be crossed with a boat<\/a>\u00a0(or kayak<\/a>). Meanwhile, many residents of the nation\u2019s fourth-largest city were often left stranded, with nowhere to turn but the roofs of their homes waiting for overstretched emergency crews to lend a hand. \u201cThis will be a devastating disaster, probably the worst disaster the state\u2019s seen,\u201d\u00a0William \u201cBrock\u201d Long, the new director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Houston. Can't imagine what another two feet of rain would do.
ht @kevinselle<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LUBzD4XzM1<\/a><\/p>\n

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) August 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n