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And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 6am in singapore, pm in london, and 5pm in the us city of houston, where Tropical Storm harvey has brought heavy rains and massive floods. Weather forecasters have called the situation unprecedented. Hospitals have been evacuated, airports shut, and many residents are trapped in their homes as waters continue to rise. At least two people have died. The state governor says the rainfall in some areas could reach an all time record....

Catastrophic floods are causing devastation in houston americas fourth largest city. Weather forecasters say storm harvey is the biggest the state has ever seen. Parts of houston have had 76 centimetres of rain in the past 48 hours. The governor of texas has asked residents to brace themselves for more heavy rain. So far, emergency teams have rescued almost 2,000 people others have been told to climb onto rooftops to escape the danger. James cook reports from houston. Harvey arrived in houston w...

G re nfell tower tribute to those affected by the Grenfell Tower blaze here in west london. Good afternoon. Ten of thousands of People Living in the us state of texas have been ordered to leave their homes, as flooding caused by Tropical Storm harvey continues to cause devastation. Its expected up to 30,000 people may need temporary emergency shelters with more than two and a half feet of rain fallen on the city of houston alone. Unconfirmed reports suggest up to five people may have drowned but...

Ten of thousands of People Living in the us state of texas have been ordered to leave their homes as flooding caused by Tropical Storm harvey continues to cause devastation. Meteorologists say conditions are unprecedented, describing the storm as the biggest to have ever hit the state of texas. So far more than two and a half feet of rain has fallen in houston, where roads have been turned into rivers. The city has been warned to expect up to a years worth of rain within the week. Five people ar...

Welcome to bbc news. Ten of thousands of People Living in the us state of texas have been ordered to leave their homes, as flooding, caused by Tropical Storm harvey, continues to cause devastation. Its expected up to 30,000 people may need temporary emergency shelters, with more than two and a half feet of rain fallen on the city of houston alone. Unconfirmed reports suggest up to five people may have drowned, but Officials Say they cant confirm figures until the floodwaters recede. Thousands of...

Its 8am in singapore, and 9am injapan where people in the north of the country are waking up to the news that a north Korean Missile has flown over them in the last two hours. Fired from sunan near pyongyang in north korea, it made its way towards the island of hokkaido and landed in the sea 12,000 kilometres east of cape erimo. Shinzo abe the Prime Minister ofjapan has called it an unprecedented, serious and grave threat to his country. Rupert Wingfield Hayes is in tokyo. Japanese cabinet offic...

It will take years to recover from Hurricane Harvey. Thats the message from americas head of disaster relief. And the governor of texas says dramatic flooding is his primary concern. This is houston, which has already received as much as 50 centimetres of rain. Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes, despite harvey weakening to a tropical storm. Rockport town, where it made landfall, is the worst hit. One person is known to have died there so far the only known fatality from t...

It will take years to recover from Hurricane Harvey. Thats the message from americas head of disaster relief. And the governor of texas says dramatic flooding is his primary concern. This is houston, which has already received as much as 50 centimetres of rain. Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes, despite harvey weakening to a tropical storm. Rockport town, where it made landfall, is the worst hit. One person is known to have died there so far the only known fatality from t...

It will take years to recover from Hurricane Harvey. Thats the message from americas head of disaster relief. And the governor of texas says dramatic flooding is his primary concern. This is houston, which has already received as much as 50 centimetres of rain. Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes, despite harvey weakening to a tropical storm. Rockport town, where it made landfall, is the worst hit. One person is known to have died there so far the only known fatality from t...

It will take years to recover from Hurricane Harvey. Thats the message from americas head of disaster relief. And the governor of texas says dramatic flooding is his primary concern. This is houston, which has already received as much as 50 centimetres of rain. Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes, despite harvey weakening to a tropical storm. Rockport town, where it made landfall, is the worst hit. One person is known to have died there so far the only known fatality from t...