The scene of terrible flooding in the United States after the typhoon Harvey landed
On Sunday night (August 27), a huge rain with nearly 80mm / h of rain fell, the city of Texas sank in the sea.
The worst thing in Hurricane Harvey happened in America: Floodwaters surged more than half, there were victims of death, rescue work was extremely difficult because the people refused to move before the storm came.
According to NPR, this is the biggest rain that Houston ever suffered during the past 50 years.
On Sunday night (August 27), a huge rain with nearly 80mm / h of rain fell, the city of Texas sank in the sea. Heavy rains forced the US National Weather Agency to declare emergency flooding with the highest level of warning, effective from 1 am on the same day.
The total amount of rainfall in two days in Houston exceeded 500mm, some even up to 760mm, turning the city into a river and seriously flooding the sites that already had rivers, streams and ponds.
The US National Weather Agency also warned that the flooding situation would worsen, judging it to be ' an unprecedented phenomenon, all unknown impacts and beyond the experience of dealing with carpets. Nature painting ' used in this area.
According to local authorities, at least one person was killed in the city on Saturday night (August 26), when heavy rains after the storm began to cause flooding and people could not cope.
Some photos on Twitter of local people show that rescue work has many problems. There was even an image of the Bella Nursing Home in Dickinson, Texas submerged in the water, the elderly people of the hospital patiently waited for people to rescue.
Let's look at some unprecedented flooding images in Houston:
Bella nursing home in Dickinson, Texas sunk in the water, the elderly of the hospital patiently patiently waiting for the rescue.
Volunteers and lifeguards in the surrounding areas are trying to save their people and pets in the sea waters on the banks of Oaks, Texas.(Photo: Getty).
US Quick Response Force (SWAT) rescues people.(Photo: AP).
The two rowers tried to resist the floodwaters at Braeswood Street, Houston.(Photo: Houston Chronicle).
City View.
A resident is wading in the middle of the flood.
Efforts to salvage and rescue themselves before the terrible flood.
Floods have destroyed some transportation infrastructure in the city.
Vehicles try to move in flood waters.
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