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Texas City On Verge Of "Breaking Point" As Migrants Flood Border
The surge of migrants crossing the US border from Mexico has pushed the city of El Paso, Texas, to "a breaking point," with more than 2,000 people per day seeking asylum, exceeding shelter capacity and straining resources, its mayor said Saturday.
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US To Step Up Deportation Flights For Migrants Stranded At Texas Bridge
The United States said Saturday it would ramp up deportation flights for thousands of migrants who flooded into the Texas border city of Del Rio, as authorities scramble to alleviate a burgeoning crisis for President Joe Biden's administration.
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Car Swept Away In Flood, Woman Clings To Tree In Dramatic Video
A video of the heroic rescue of a woman, whose car was swept away by floodwaters in Texas, US, has earned praise on the Internet.
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Tropical Storm Kills Two In Houston, Halts Flights, Floods Roads
Authorities reported the first death linked to Tropical Storm Imelda, which dumped torrential rains over the Houston-area, while rescuers in boats pulled hundreds of people from flooded cars, the city's airport temporarily halted flights and tens of thousands of people lost power on Thursday.
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In Harvey's Aftermath, A Flood Of Emotions As Rebuilding Begins
For Texas residents affected by Hurricane Harvey, life in the storm's aftermath involves juggling insurance claims, home repairs and work. But coping with loss is stirring very different feelings.
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Houston Man Comes Back To Flood-Hit Home, Finds 9-Foot Alligator Inside
On Friday, Texas resident Brian Foster returned to his home in Harris County to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey. As he walked around the house with a clean-up crew, a giant alligator greeted him in the dining room.
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How The Chaos Of Hurricane Katrina Helped Save Pets From Flooding In Texas
As Hurricane Harvey pelted Houston with heavy rains over the weekend, a local television news station broadcast footage of flood evacuees sitting outside the George R. Brown Convention Center. The people weren't waiting for space inside what would become a massive emergency shelter. They were choosing to remain outdoors because their pets were not ...
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Indian-Americans In Texas Help Thousands With Food, Medical Aid
Indian-Americans in Texas, especially the youth, are helping hundreds of people affected by catastrophic floods caused due to Hurricane Harvey by giving food, shelter and medical assistance.
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Crude Oil Falls As Flooding From Harvey Roils US Oil Industry
Hurricane Harvey has killed at least 35 people and brought record flooding to the U.S. oil heartland of Texas, paralysing at least 4.4 million barrels per day (bpd) of refining capacity.
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'Snakes In Water, Spiders Crawling Up Walls': Texas Battles Harvey; 44 Dead
A flood-hit southeast Texas city lost its drinking water supply and police and soldiers rescued thousands still stranded on Thursday after powerful storm Harvey killed 44 people and displaced more than a million on the Gulf Coast.
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US President Donald Trump To Donate $1 Million To Flood Relief: White House
US President Donald Trump will donate $1 million to flood relief efforts in Texas and Louisiana after the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Harvey, the White House said Thursday.
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2 Explosions Reported At Chemical Plant In Hurricane Harvey-Hit Texas
Local emergency officials on Thursday reported two explosions at a flooded chemical plant in the Texas town of Crosby, its operators Arkema Inc said.
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Watch: A Human Chain To Save Man Trapped In SUV
Incredible footage shows residents of storm-hit Houston, Texas forming a human chain to rescue a man trapped in his SUV. The elderly man, who was successfully pulled from the sinking vehicle, ended up getting trapped after his SUV was swept away by rising flood waters.
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Indian-Americans Help In Rescue Operations During Hurricane Harvey
Many Indian-Americans living in safer Texas neighbourhoods are helping Houstonians still stuck by Hurricane Harvey by opening their homes and distributing fresh food, medical and essential items. The entire neighbourhoods of the fourth-largest city in the US and the most populous in Texas have been flooded, leaving residents homeless and hapless
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Watch: Dramatic Rescue Of Mother, Baby From Rising Flood Waters In Texas
A dramatic video posted by the United States Coast Guard on Facebook shows how a young mother and her child were rescued from rising flood waters in storm-battered Texas. Since Sunday, US Coast Guard crews rescued more than 4,200 people affected by Tropical Storm Harvey.
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Texas City On Verge Of "Breaking Point" As Migrants Flood Border
The surge of migrants crossing the US border from Mexico has pushed the city of El Paso, Texas, to "a breaking point," with more than 2,000 people per day seeking asylum, exceeding shelter capacity and straining resources, its mayor said Saturday.
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US To Step Up Deportation Flights For Migrants Stranded At Texas Bridge
The United States said Saturday it would ramp up deportation flights for thousands of migrants who flooded into the Texas border city of Del Rio, as authorities scramble to alleviate a burgeoning crisis for President Joe Biden's administration.
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Car Swept Away In Flood, Woman Clings To Tree In Dramatic Video
A video of the heroic rescue of a woman, whose car was swept away by floodwaters in Texas, US, has earned praise on the Internet.
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Tropical Storm Kills Two In Houston, Halts Flights, Floods Roads
Authorities reported the first death linked to Tropical Storm Imelda, which dumped torrential rains over the Houston-area, while rescuers in boats pulled hundreds of people from flooded cars, the city's airport temporarily halted flights and tens of thousands of people lost power on Thursday.
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In Harvey's Aftermath, A Flood Of Emotions As Rebuilding Begins
For Texas residents affected by Hurricane Harvey, life in the storm's aftermath involves juggling insurance claims, home repairs and work. But coping with loss is stirring very different feelings.
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Houston Man Comes Back To Flood-Hit Home, Finds 9-Foot Alligator Inside
On Friday, Texas resident Brian Foster returned to his home in Harris County to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey. As he walked around the house with a clean-up crew, a giant alligator greeted him in the dining room.
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How The Chaos Of Hurricane Katrina Helped Save Pets From Flooding In Texas
As Hurricane Harvey pelted Houston with heavy rains over the weekend, a local television news station broadcast footage of flood evacuees sitting outside the George R. Brown Convention Center. The people weren't waiting for space inside what would become a massive emergency shelter. They were choosing to remain outdoors because their pets were not ...
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Indian-Americans In Texas Help Thousands With Food, Medical Aid
Indian-Americans in Texas, especially the youth, are helping hundreds of people affected by catastrophic floods caused due to Hurricane Harvey by giving food, shelter and medical assistance.
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Crude Oil Falls As Flooding From Harvey Roils US Oil Industry
Hurricane Harvey has killed at least 35 people and brought record flooding to the U.S. oil heartland of Texas, paralysing at least 4.4 million barrels per day (bpd) of refining capacity.
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'Snakes In Water, Spiders Crawling Up Walls': Texas Battles Harvey; 44 Dead
A flood-hit southeast Texas city lost its drinking water supply and police and soldiers rescued thousands still stranded on Thursday after powerful storm Harvey killed 44 people and displaced more than a million on the Gulf Coast.
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US President Donald Trump To Donate $1 Million To Flood Relief: White House
US President Donald Trump will donate $1 million to flood relief efforts in Texas and Louisiana after the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Harvey, the White House said Thursday.
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2 Explosions Reported At Chemical Plant In Hurricane Harvey-Hit Texas
Local emergency officials on Thursday reported two explosions at a flooded chemical plant in the Texas town of Crosby, its operators Arkema Inc said.
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Watch: A Human Chain To Save Man Trapped In SUV
Incredible footage shows residents of storm-hit Houston, Texas forming a human chain to rescue a man trapped in his SUV. The elderly man, who was successfully pulled from the sinking vehicle, ended up getting trapped after his SUV was swept away by rising flood waters.
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Indian-Americans Help In Rescue Operations During Hurricane Harvey
Many Indian-Americans living in safer Texas neighbourhoods are helping Houstonians still stuck by Hurricane Harvey by opening their homes and distributing fresh food, medical and essential items. The entire neighbourhoods of the fourth-largest city in the US and the most populous in Texas have been flooded, leaving residents homeless and hapless
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Watch: Dramatic Rescue Of Mother, Baby From Rising Flood Waters In Texas
A dramatic video posted by the United States Coast Guard on Facebook shows how a young mother and her child were rescued from rising flood waters in storm-battered Texas. Since Sunday, US Coast Guard crews rescued more than 4,200 people affected by Tropical Storm Harvey.
