Tropical Storm Imelda: more than 1,000 rescued as floodwaters swamp Texas
Governor Greg Abbott has declared 13 counties disaster areas after ‘life-threatening amounts of rainfall’ douses state
Crews have rescued more than 1,000 people in the Houston area because of rising waters caused by the remnants of Tropical Depression Imelda.
Texas governor Greg Abbott has declared 13 counties disaster areas after heavy rain and flooding from the remnants of the tropical storm swamped parts of south-east Texas.