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Nearly any city would be overwhelmed by Harvey’s rain, but Houston is unique because it has regular massive floods and an inability to cope with them. Experts blame too many people, too much concrete, insufficient upstream storage, not enough green space for water drainage and, especially, too little regulation. CBC | World News

A CNN reporter looked a bit stunned when she walked up to flood victims arriving at a shelter and got her head bit off by a mom with two young kids in tow. At the time CNN was providing live coverage of the flood-ravaged Houston and the people who have lost everything. The mother didn’t take kindly to a microphone ...

The Houston Police Department has turned to social media to ask that a photo of Steve Perez not be shared online, even though the photo of the dead police officer is already going viral online. The photo is described by the Houston Police as a photo of their “fallen hero draped in an American Flag,” and the Houston Police Department ...

Devastating floods wrought by the torrential rains of Harvey have forced the mayor of Houston to defend his decision not to order evacuations before the historic storm hit the region. But evacuating an area that size is a significant challenge that comes with its own problems. CBC | World News

Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston on Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground and overwhelmed rescuers, who could not keep up with the constant calls for help. CBC | World News