Aug 28, 2017

Hurricane Harvey left a trail of devastation Saturday after the most powerful storm to hit the US mainland in over a decade slammed into Texas, destroying homes, severing power supplies and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey, which has lingered as a tropical storm, sent devastating floods pouring into Houston on Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground.

: Firefighters put out a fire during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

: Debris sits in a shopping center after Hurricane Harvey hit Rockport, Texas, on Aug. 26, 2017. (Alex Scott/Bloomberg)

: Corey Carpenter, 7, eats crackers in what used to be his cousin’s yard that was flooded when Hurricane Harvey hit Bayside, Texas Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. (The Victoria Advocate via AP)

: In this Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 photo, Layton Carpenter walks down an empty driveway in Bayside, Texas, holding a broken American flag that he found in the water after Hurricane Harvey hit Bayside, Texas. (Olivia Vanni/The Victoria Advocate via AP)

: Cattle are stranded in a flooded pasture on Highway 71 in La Grange, Texas, after Hurricane Harvey on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

: Kyler Carpenter, from left, Cory Carpenter and Laela Carpenter sit in the back of a truck in front of Laela’s home in Bayside, Texas, on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, near damage from Hurricane Harvey. (Olivia Vanni/The Victoria Advocate via AP)

: The remnants of a home in Bayside, Texas that was torn apart by Hurricane Harvey sit scattered across its foundation as its walls lie in a field in the distance on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. (Olivia Vanni/The Victoria Advocate via AP)

: Laela Carpenter walks through her home on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Bayside, Texas which was hit by Hurricane Harvey. (Olivia Vanni/The Victoria Advocate via AP)

: People push a stalled pickup to through a flooded street in Houston, after Tropical Storm Harvey dumped heavy rains, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston on Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

: People are rescued from a hotel by boat after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 27, 2017. Massive flooding unleashed by deadly monster storm Harvey left Houston — the fourth-largest city in the United States — increasingly isolated as its airports and highways shut down and residents fled homes waist-deep in water. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

: A truck driver walks past an abandoned truck while checking the depth of an underpass during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Flood victims rest at a shelter in the George R. Brown Convention Center during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

: Flood victims rest at a shelter in the George R. Brown Convention Center during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

: People wait outside a shelter in the George R. Brown Convention Center during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

: A man smokes at a shelter in the George R. Brown Convention Center during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

: A man leaves a shelter in the George R. Brown Convention Center during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

: HOUSTON, TX – AUGUST 27: Mari Zertuche walks through a flooded parking lot on the campus of Rice University afer it was inundated with water from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in areas of Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Flood victims gather for food at a shelter in the George R. Brown Convention Center during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

: A woman walks through a rain storm during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

: Cars are trapped in floodwater near the I-10 freeway leading into Houston after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in the city, August 27, 2017. Massive flooding unleashed by deadly monster storm Harvey left Houston — the fourth-largest city in the United States — increasingly isolated as its airports and highways shut down and residents fled homes waist-deep in water. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

: A man dodges a wake in flood waters during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Hurricane Harvey left a trail of devastation after the most powerful storm to hit the US mainland in over a decade slammed into Texas, destroying homes, severing power supplies and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

: Evacuation residents from the Meyerland area walk onto an I-610 overpass for further help during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Hurricane Harvey left a trail of devastation Saturday after the most powerful storm to hit the US mainland in over a decade slammed into Texas, destroying homes, severing power supplies and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

: Evacuation residents from the Meyerland wait on an I-610 overpass for further help during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Hurricane Harvey left a trail of devastation Saturday after the most powerful storm to hit the US mainland in over a decade slammed into Texas, destroying homes, severing power supplies and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

: A sunken boat lies submerged in front houses after Hurricane Harvey hit Port Aransas, Texas on August 27, 2017. Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast with forecasters saying its possible for up to three feet of rain and 125 mpg wind. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)A sunken boat lies submerged in front houses after Hurricane Harvey hit Port Aransas, Texas on August 27, 2017. Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast with forecasters saying its possible for up to three feet of rain and 125 mpg wind. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

: A graveyard is seen as it floods during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey August 27, 2017 in Pearland, Texas. Hurricane Harvey left a trail of devastation Saturday after the most powerful storm to hit the US mainland in over a decade slammed into Texas, destroying homes, severing power supplies and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

: HOUSTON, TX – AUGUST 28: Stranded vehicles sit where they got stuck in high water from Hurricane Harvey on Dairy Ashford Drive, August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey made landfall shortly after 11 p.m. Friday, just north of Port Aransas as a Category 4 storm and is being reported as the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Wilma in 2005. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

: HOUSTON, TX – AUGUST 27: In this handout provided by the Army National Guard, Texas National Guardsmen assist residents affected by flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey onto a military vehicle August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in areas of Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Lt. Zachary West/Army National Guard via Getty Images)

: IN AIR OVER TX – AUGUST 26: In this handout provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, The Coast Guard assessed damage and offered search and rescue assisitance during an overflight from Port Aransas to Port O’Connor, Texas, August 26, 2017. (Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Johanna Strickland/U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images)

: HOUSTON, TX – AUGUST 27: A man helps children across a flooded street as they evacuate their home after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Harvey sends devastating floods pouring into Houston

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