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At least two people have died following Hurricane Harvey's landfall in Texas on Friday night, after which it began pummeling the Gulf Coast with strong winds and heavy rain. Experts fear it could stay in place for days, causing extensive damage.

The first victim was killed in a house fire in Rockport, which was directly in Harvey's path when it came ashore. The mayor there urged residents who chose to stay to write their social security numbers on their arms, to make it easier for rescuers to identify them.

The second victim died in floodwaters on Houston's west side. The woman drove down a flooded street before getting out of her vehicle and her body was found a short distance away, said emergency authorities. It is unclear exactly how she died.

The primary concern now that the hurricane - initially the most powerful to hit the US in more than a decade - has been downgraded to a tropical storm is the possibility of 20-30 more inches of rain falling over the next few days in the area between Corpus Christi and Houston along the Gulf of Mexico, on top of the 20in that has already fallen.

"There is the potential for very dramatic flooding," said Abbott at a press conference in Austin, the state capital. Dozens of Houston-area roads were already reported flooded.

Tens of thousands of residents have fled inland. Abbott said a voluntary evacuation ordered had been issued for the Brazos river region and a mandatory one for San Bernard, to the south west of Houston. All seven Texas counties on the coast from Corpus Christi to the western end of Galveston Island ordered mandatory evacuations from low-lying areas. Four counties ordered full evacuations and warned there was no guarantee of rescue for people staying behind. Abbott said the state had expanded its disaster declaration by 20 counties, to 50, and had activated 1,800 members of the military to conduct search-and-rescue operations, including with helicopters.

Corpus Christi police said road debris and downed power lines were widespread and that an alleged intruder had been taken to hospital after being shot by a homeowner. The city of Victoria, 30 miles inland, was also badly hit. Shelters were set up as far north as Dallas.

More than 230,000 people are still without power and the governor said it would take several days to restore service.

Key oil and gas facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast have temporarily shut down, virtually assuring gasoline prices will rise in the storm's aftermath. Nearly one-third of the nation's refining capacity sits in low-lying areas along the coast from Corpus Christi to Lake Charles, Louisiana, and there is concern about the environmental impact should any flooding cause toxic products to leak into Galveston Bay.

More than 960 flights were cancelled as of midday local time, according to FlightAware, nearly 800 of them scheduled to either depart from or land at Houston's two airports.

The storm poses the first major emergency management test for Donald Trump, who signed a disaster proclamation on Friday night, releasing federal response funds and resources, and met with cabinet and administration figures on Saturday to discuss the response to the storm.

On Twitter, the president praised his Fema chief, Brock Long, telling him "you are doing a great job", an unfortunate choice of words that recalled George W Bush's remark to his own emergency management director, Michael Brown, during Hurricane Katrina: "You're doing a heck of a job, Brownie." Long, a former Emergency Management Agency director for Alabama, has been praised as a good choice. Trump has also been criticised for the proposed cuts to Fema in his 2018 budget.

Flood risk map

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Texas hit by Hurricane Harvey: what we know so far

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At least two people have died following Hurricane Harvey's landfall in Texas on Friday night, after which it began pummeling the Gulf Coast with strong winds and heavy rain. Experts fear it could stay in place for days, causing extensive damage.

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At least two people have died following Hurricane Harvey's landfall in Texas on Friday night, after which it began pummeling the Gulf Coast with strong winds and heavy rain. Experts fear it could stay in place for days, causing extensive damage.

The first victim was killed in a house fire in Rockport, which was directly in Harvey's path when it came ashore. The mayor there urged residents who chose to stay to write their social security numbers on their arms, to make it easier for rescuers to identify them.

The second victim died in floodwaters on Houston's west side. The woman drove down a flooded street before getting out of her vehicle and her body was found a short distance away, said emergency authorities. It is unclear exactly how she died.

The primary concern now that the hurricane - initially the most powerful to hit the US in more than a decade - has been downgraded to a tropical storm is the possibility of 20-30 more inches of rain falling over the next few days in the area between Corpus Christi and Houston along the Gulf of Mexico, on top of the 20in that has already fallen.

"There is the potential for very dramatic flooding," said Abbott at a press conference in Austin, the state capital. Dozens of Houston-area roads were already reported flooded.

Tens of thousands of residents have fled inland. Abbott said a voluntary evacuation ordered had been issued for the Brazos river region and a mandatory one for San Bernard, to the south west of Houston. All seven Texas counties on the coast from Corpus Christi to the western end of Galveston Island ordered mandatory evacuations from low-lying areas. Four counties ordered full evacuations and warned there was no guarantee of rescue for people staying behind. Abbott said the state had expanded its disaster declaration by 20 counties, to 50, and had activated 1,800 members of the military to conduct search-and-rescue operations, including with helicopters.

Corpus Christi police said road debris and downed power lines were widespread and that an alleged intruder had been taken to hospital after being shot by a homeowner. The city of Victoria, 30 miles inland, was also badly hit. Shelters were set up as far north as Dallas.

More than 230,000 people are still without power and the governor said it would take several days to restore service.

Key oil and gas facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast have temporarily shut down, virtually assuring gasoline prices will rise in the storm's aftermath. Nearly one-third of the nation's refining capacity sits in low-lying areas along the coast from Corpus Christi to Lake Charles, Louisiana, and there is concern about the environmental impact should any flooding cause toxic products to leak into Galveston Bay.

More than 960 flights were cancelled as of midday local time, according to FlightAware, nearly 800 of them scheduled to either depart from or land at Houston's two airports.

The storm poses the first major emergency management test for Donald Trump, who signed a disaster proclamation on Friday night, releasing federal response funds and resources, and met with cabinet and administration figures on Saturday to discuss the response to the storm.

On Twitter, the president praised his Fema chief, Brock Long, telling him "you are doing a great job", an unfortunate choice of words that recalled George W Bush's remark to his own emergency management director, Michael Brown, during Hurricane Katrina: "You're doing a heck of a job, Brownie." Long, a former Emergency Management Agency director for Alabama, has been praised as a good choice. Trump has also been criticised for the proposed cuts to Fema in his 2018 budget.

Flood risk map

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Texas hit by Hurricane Harvey: what we know so far

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At least two people have died following Hurricane Harvey's landfall in Texas on Friday night, after which it began pummeling the Gulf Coast with strong winds and heavy rain. Experts fear it could stay in place for days, causing extensive damage.

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Millions of people have been affected by the typhoon which swept through the Philippines with winds gusting up to 270km/h. Parts of the low-lying islands were completely flattened and many hundreds of thousands of people are now homeless.
Path of the typhoon

The map below shows the path of the storm through the Philippines. The worst-affected islands include Leyte and Cebu.

Relief Web has produced estimates of the numbers of people affected in each province. It says Tacloban City in Leyte province has been devastated, with most houses destroyed. In total, 670,000 people are said to have been displaced - about 55% of them are living in evacuation centres.

But with roads blocked and poor communications, a complete picture of how many people have been affected may not emerge for some time.

Height of the the storm surge

The strong winds whipped up by Typhoon Haiyan also contributed to a storm surge, which sent a wall of water crashing through some low-lying areas. The storm surge reached its height at the city of Tacloban.

Although official calculations by the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) put the height of the storm surge in Tacloban at 2.3m, local conditions will have meant the actual level was far higher.

The city is located at the head of a bay which faced directly towards the oncoming typhoon and the arrival of the storm surge coincided with a high tide forcing the water levels up to about 5m.

Tacloban devastation

The typhoon and storm surge has destroyed much of Tacloban, flattening buildings and leaving many of the 220,000 population homeless. Piles of debris are now hampering relief efforts and people are desperate for food and shelter.

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Tacloban city devastated by storm surge
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Aid efforts in the Philippines have been hampered by bad weather. Millions of people have been affected and relief workers are struggling to get supplies into the worst-hit areas.

The exact number of dead is still unknown - but it is believed more than 10,000 residents died in the city of Tacloban alone.

Jon Donnison reports from the city where hardly a single building has been left standing.

City flattened
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Much of Tacloban was devastated by the typhoon and resulting storm surge. Roads in and out of the city have been blocked by people trying to get in to find relatives and friends and people desperate to get out. Officials say the death toll may rise even further than the current 10,000 estimate as the full scale of the devastation becomes clear. Most of those who died are thought to have drowned or been crushed by collapsing buildings.

Airport damaged
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Hundreds of people have gathered at Tacloban airport some are desperate for food and water, while others are trying to get a flight out. The airport partially reopened on Monday 11 November, three days after the typhoon, but only for flights carrying relief supplies and equipment. The airport has also become a makeshift morgue for the growing number of bodies.

Evacuation centre
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The city's sports stadium withstood the force of the storm and thousands of people have now taken up temporary residence there. There have been reports of people attacking trucks loaded with food, tents and water, as supplies of food and medicine in the city run low. Severed roads and communications have hampered relief efforts.

The city lies on the easterly island of Leyte and caught the full force of the typhoon with winds approaching 310km/h (195mph).

The spit of land on which Tacloban airport is located and the downtown areas are the parts of the city that have been worst-affected.

Once the relief effort is completed, rebuilding Tacloban could take many years.

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Millions of people have been affected by the typhoon which swept through the Philippines with winds gusting up to 270km/h. Parts of the low-lying islands were completely flattened and many hundreds of thousands of people are now homeless. The map below shows the path of the storm through the Philippines.

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BBC: Sandy - Anatomy of a Superstorm (December 2012)

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BBC Synopsis: "Sandy: The Anatomy of a Superstorm" tells an all-encompassing story of the massive impact Hurricane Sandy had upon tens of millions across multiple states, including its nighttime landfall and the revelation of mass destruction upon sunrise.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w17-3Lesnyw

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Typhoon Haiyan Philippines 2013 : Formation and Impacts

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Typhoon Haiyan Philippines 2013 : Formation and Impacts

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-24917722

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http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2108335/no-water-rubbish-floating-streets-and-another

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http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/typhoon-hato-leaves-trail-of-destruction-in-southern-china

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/26/texas-hurricane-harvey-what-we-know-so-far

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Weather forecast and risk management for Hurricane Harvey

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https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=what+is+the+coriolis+effect

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