Hurricane Harvey is currently devastating southeastern Texas, including the city of Houston. Disastrous flooding, winds gusting up to 95 km/h, and even tornadoes have already caused billions of dollars in property damage, and have reportedly claimed at least 9 lives. Since Harvey made landfall at Rockport, Texas, in the early hours of August 26th, the Internet has become inundated with harrowing photos and stories from affected areas – stories of tragedy, rescue, community and generosity. We’re bringing you the ones that are making headlines, and stirring hearts, worldwide.
If you would like to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey, Houston mayor Sylvester Turner has set up an emergency relief fund which can be found here.
Scroll down the see the storm that is being called “the worst disaster in Texas history” for yourself. Our thoughts are with all those touched by this event.
#1 A Furniture Store In Texas Is Providing Shelter And Food For Hurricane Victims

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#2 A Dog Named Otis Is Walking Around Sinton Tx Carrying A Entire Bag Of Dog Food With Him

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#3 This Policeman Worked Countless Hours Helping Victims Of Hurricane Harvey Until He Passed Out From Exhaustion

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#4 Dog Hanging On During Houston Flooding. She Was Rescued!

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#5 Texans Refuse To Leave Pets Behind As They Flee

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#6 Floater Baby – Mother Who Was Waiting For Rescue During The Hurricane Shared A Picture Of Her Baby Floating In A Large Plastic Container

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#7 Joe Garcia Carries His Dog Heidi From His Flooded Home

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#8 This Is Houston

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#9 America 2017 In One Picture

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#10 My Friends Out Rescuing People And Pets In Houston Today And Taking A Break For Donuts. Closed Unfortunately. Good People!

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#11 Getting Home After A 49,5 Hour Shift Working Hurricane Harvey

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#12 A Rescue Helicopter Hovers In The Background As An Elderly Woman And Her Poodle Use An Air Mattress To Float Above Flood Waters From Tropical Storm Harvey While Waiting To Be Rescued From Scarsdale Boulevard In Houston, Texas

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#13 Steve Culver Cries With His Dog Otis As He Talks About What He Said Was The, ‘ Most Terrifying Event In His Life,’ When Hurricane Harvey Blew In And Destroyed Most Of His Home While He And His Wife Took Shelter There

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#14 Isiah Courtney Carries His Dog Bruce Through Flood Waters In Beaumont Place, Houston, Texas

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#15 Harris County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Carries Two Children To Safety

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#16 Alexendre Jorge Evacuates Ethan Colman, 4, From A Neighborhood Inundated By Floodwaters From Tropical Storm Harvey On Monday

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#17 Texans Refuse To Leave Pets Behind As They Flee

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#18 Houston Police SWAT Officer Daryl Hudeck Carries Catherine Pham And Her 13-Month-Old Son Aiden After Rescuing Them From Their Home Surrounded By Floodwaters From Tropical Storm Harvey In Huston

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#19 Seniors In La Vita Bella Nursing Home In Dickinson Texas Waiting To Be Rescued

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#20 Doggo Keeps An Eye Out On The Flood. Been Stuck At Home Surrounded By Water For 2 Days Now In Friendswood Texas

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#21 Sam Speights Tries To Hold Back Tears While Holding His Dogs And Surveying The Damage To His Home In The Wake Of Hurricane Harvey

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#22 Shardea Harrison Looks At Her 3-week-old Baby, Sarai, As Dean Mize, Right, And Jason Legnon Use An Airboat To Rescue Them From Their Home In Houston

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#23 Hurricane Harvey Is Pictured Off The Coast Of Texas

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#24 Intersection Along San Houston Pkwy. In Houston, Water About 17 Feet Deep

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#25 When U Flooded,and Don’t Wanna Get Electrocuted, But Hopeful

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#26 People Make Their Way Down Partially Flooded Roads In Galveston, Texas

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#27 Lisa Rehr Holds Her Four-Year Old Son Maximus, After They Lost Their Home To Hurricane Harvey, As They Await To Be Evacuated With Their Belongings From Rockport

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#28 Man Sits On Bench With His Dog During Hurricane Harvey

#29 24 Hour Difference In Houston From Harvey 2017

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#30 Jesus Rodriguez Rescues Gloria Garcia After Rain Flooded Pearland, In The Outskirts Of Houston

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#31 My Friend Fishing From His Balcony In Houston

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#32 Residents Use Boats To Evacuate Flood Waters Along Tidwell Road In East Houston, Texas

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#33 This Poor Dog Was Left Chained Without Any Hope To Escape

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#34 Neighbors Used Their Personal Boats To Rescue Jane Rhodes In Friendswood, Texas

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#35 Barb Davis, 74. Is Helped To Dry Land After Being Rescued From Her Flooded Neighborhood After It Was Inundated With Rain Water, Remnants Of Hurricane Harvey

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#36 People Walk Through Water To A Staging Area To Evacuate In Dickinson, Texas

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#37 A Stranded Motorist Escapes Floodwaters On Interstate 225 In Houston, Texas

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#38 Wilford Martinez, Right, Is Rescued From His Flooded Car By Harris County Sheriff’s Department Richard Wagner Along Interstate 610

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#39 Guy Saves His Bmw From The Harvey Flood Waters

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#40 A Texas National Guard Soldier Carries A Woman On His Back As They Conduct Rescue Operations In Flooded Areas Around Houston

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#41 Julius Verret, 14, Floats In Street Flooding In Lake Charles

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#42 A Flooded Graveyard In Pearland

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#43 Cattle Are Stranded In A Flooded Pasture On Highway 71 In La Grange, Texas

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#44 People Are Rescued From Flood Waters From Hurricane Harvey On An Air Boat In Dickinson

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#45 An Elderly Man Is Carried After Being Rescued In East Houston, Texas

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#46 Two Kayakers Try To Beat The Current Pushing Them Down An Overflowing Brays Bayou From Tropical Storm Harvey In Houston

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#47 Residents Wade Through Flood Waters From Tropical Storm Harvey In Beaumont Place

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#48 A Cow Struggles To Keep Its Head Above Floodwaters Near Fulton

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#49 Dusk In Houston’s Meyerland Area On Sunday Night

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#50 People Use An Inflated Mattress To Evacuate Their Homes

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#51 A Man Walks Through Floodwaters And Onto The Main Road After Surveying His Property

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#52 People Evacuate A Neighborhood Inundated By Floodwaters From Tropical Storm Harvey On Monday

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#53 People Push A Stalled Pickup To Through A Flooded Street In Houston

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#54 My House In Meyerland During Harvey

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#55 Melani Zurawski Cries While Inspecting Her Home In Port Aransas

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#56 A Person Walks Through A Flooded Street With A Dog

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#57 Sterling Broughton Is Moved From A Rescue Boat Onto A Kayak In Dickenson, Texas

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#58 Residents With A Dog Sit In The Back Of A Truck While Waiting To Be Rescued From Rising Floodwaters In Spring, Texas

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#59 A Car Is Submerged On A Freeway Flooded By Tropical Storm Harvey

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#60 Area Residents Use A Kayak To Rescue Motorists Stranded On Interstate Highway 45 In Houston

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#61 Police Block Traffic Following Closure Of The I-10 Freeway Leading Into Houston

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#62 A Helicopter Lifts A Person During Evacuation Of Houston’s Meyerland Area

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#63 Interstate Highway 45 Is Submerged In Houston

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#64 Texas National Guard Soldiers Aid Residents In Heavily Flooded Areas In Houston

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#65 Rescue Workers And Civilians Waited For Emergency Crews In The Meyerland Area Of Houston

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#66 Searchers Patrol The Upscale River Oaks Neighborhood Of Houston For Stranded Residents

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#67 People Evacuate A Neighborhood In West Huston

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#68 An Eighteen Wheel Tractor Trailer Is Stranded On Interstate Highway 45 Which Is Submerged From The Effects Of Hurricane Harvey Seen During Widespread Flooding In Houston, Texas

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#69 Karen Preston Was Carried To Safety After Evacuating Her Flooded Neighborhood On The Outskirts Of Houston

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#70 A Dead Dog Lies Out Of The Passenger Window Of An Overturned Pickup Truck After Hurricane Harvey Landed In The Coast Bend Area In Port Aransa

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#71 Daisy Graham Reacts To The News That A Friend Of Hers May Still Be In An Apartment That Was Destroyed By Hurricane Harvey In Rockport

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#72 A Woman Uses A Coat Hanger To Try And Retrieve An Item From A Destroyed House In Fulton

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#73 A Man Uses A Trash Bag As Cover From The Rain While Wading Through Flood Waters In East Houston, Texas

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#74 People Stand On A Sinking Boat Awaiting Rescue From A U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Near Port Aransas

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#75 Rockport, Texas Resident Aaron Tobias In What’s Left Of His House

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#76 People Walk Down A Flooded Street As They Evacuate Their Homes After The Area Was Inundated With Flooding From Hurricane Harvey

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#77 Several Neighborhoods And Suburbs Of Houston Were Evacuated Sunday Due To Flooding Brought By Tropical Storm Harvey

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#78 A Car Crushed By A Huge Tree In Rockport

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#79 Shelves At An Austin-area Grocery Are Empty After Owners Secured Essential Items For Rationing

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#80 A Road Sign In Corpus Christi On Friday Warns Travellers Of The Approaching Hurricane Harvey

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#81 Members Of The Duong Family Walk Through Flood Waters On The Feeder Road Of Interstate 45 In Houston

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#82 Evacuees Are Unloaded From The Back Of An Open Bed Truck At The George R. Brown Convention Center

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#83 A Plane Lies Upside Down At The Airport Near Fulton

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#84 The Duong Family Walks Along Interstate 45 While Escaping Flood Waters In Houston, Texas

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#85 A Resident In The Meyerland Neighborhood Of Houston Took To A Rooftop As Floodwaters Inundated The Area

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#86 A Man Struggles With His Umbrella As He Tries To Walk In The Wind And Rain On Friday In Corpus Christi, Texas

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#87 Pedestrians Tried To Escape Along Interstate 610 As Harvey Flooded Houston On Sunday

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#88 A Destroyed Motor Home On State Highway 188

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#89 People Who Were Rescued From Houston’s Meyerland Neighborhood On Sunday Waited To Be Taken To A Shelter

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#90 Rhonda Worthington Is Lifted Into A Boat While On Her Cell Phone With A 911 Dispatcher After Her Car Become Stuck In Rising Floodwaters

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#91 Residents Use A Truck To Navigate Through Flood Waters In Houston

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#92 A Car Surrounded By Floodwaters In Point Comfort

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#93 A Man Looks At Boats Damaged By Hurricane Harvey

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