Tropical
Storm Harvey in
photos: Views of the
Houston flood from the ground
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Harvey is no ordinary storm.
Those old enough to remember Hurricane Katrina in 2005 can recall chilling images and video of a city submerged. A
Storm surge washed across New Orleans, inflicting countless casualties and billions in property damage.*
In Houston, it was not a surge of seawater that flooded the nation's 4th-largest city, but rather trillions of gallons of water
from relentless rainbands rotating around a stationary storm.
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Houston's good Samaritans are watching out for each other as Harvey rages on
We don't yet know exactly how
Harvey will measure up, but comparisons don't matter much at this stage. People are in real trouble right now, and with emergency services strained, it's down to local residents to help each other out and save lives.
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