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04-19-2016, 12:06 AM
Houston's flood of biblical proportions, in photos
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Heavy rains, nearing 2 feet in some places, swamped the Houston, Texas metro area, causing significant flooding (http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/houston-deluge-flooding/) and forcing evacuations.
SEE ALSO: Houston reporter saves driver from submerged car during flood (http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/houston-flooding-rescue/)
By 10:30 a.m. local time on Monday morning, the city of Houston had requested (https://twitter.com/houstontxdotgov/status/722114647218720768) disaster declaration.*
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Richard Lopez and Allie Hairford-Siemens hold the reins of three horses as they lead them from the back of truck through flood water along Cypress Rosehill Rd. in Cypress, Texas on April 18, 2016.
Image: Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle/AP
As flood waters have covered roadways and more than 1,000 homes have reportedly flooded, authorities have responded (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/flash-floods-hit-houston-area-storm-drenches-harris-country-n557451) to more than 1,200 flooding emergency — and that number is rising along with the flood waters.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/photos-houston-flooding/)
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Heavy rains, nearing 2 feet in some places, swamped the Houston, Texas metro area, causing significant flooding (http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/houston-deluge-flooding/) and forcing evacuations.
SEE ALSO: Houston reporter saves driver from submerged car during flood (http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/houston-flooding-rescue/)
By 10:30 a.m. local time on Monday morning, the city of Houston had requested (https://twitter.com/houstontxdotgov/status/722114647218720768) disaster declaration.*
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Richard Lopez and Allie Hairford-Siemens hold the reins of three horses as they lead them from the back of truck through flood water along Cypress Rosehill Rd. in Cypress, Texas on April 18, 2016.
Image: Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle/AP
As flood waters have covered roadways and more than 1,000 homes have reportedly flooded, authorities have responded (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/flash-floods-hit-houston-area-storm-drenches-harris-country-n557451) to more than 1,200 flooding emergency — and that number is rising along with the flood waters.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/photos-houston-flooding/)
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