Imelda Hits Texas with ‘Catastrophic Flooding’; Hundreds in Need of Rescue

A man paddles his kayak in the flood on the suburban streets of Clear Lake, Houston, Texas, from the rainfall from Hurricane Harvey.

Tropical Depression Imelda continued to deluge southeast Texas on Thursday, pounding some areas with up to 35 inches of rain and causing devastating flooding that shut down highways, forced chaotic evacuations and left stranded residents waiting for rescue by boat. The storm, which passed over Houston on Wednesday, slammed the area around Beaumont, Tex., overnight,… Continue reading Imelda Hits Texas with ‘Catastrophic Flooding’; Hundreds in Need of Rescue