Hurricane Harvey is currently devastating southeastern Texas, including the city of Houston. Disastrous flooding, winds gusting up to 95 km/h, and even tornadoes have already caused billions of dollars in property damage and have reportedly claimed at least nine lives.
Since Hurricane Harvey made landfall at Rockport, Texas, in the early hours of August 26th, the Internet has become inundated with harrowing photos and stories from affected areas – stories of tragedy, rescue, community, and generosity. We’re bringing you the ones that are making headlines, and stirring hearts, worldwide. If you would like to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey, Houston mayor Sylvester Turner has set up an emergency relief fund which can be found here.
Scroll down to see the Hurricane Harvey called “the worst disaster in Texas history” for yourself. Our thoughts are with all those touched by this event. (H/T)
01. A Furniture Store In Texas Is Providing Shelter And Food For Hurricane Harvey Victims
02. A Dog Named Otis Is Walking Around Sinton, Tx, Carrying A Entire Bag Of Dog Food With Him
03. This Policeman Worked Countless Hours Helping Victims Of Hurricane Harvey Until He Passed Out From Exhaustion
04. Dog Hanging On During Houston Flooding. She Was Rescued!
05. Texans Refuse To Leave Pets Behind As They Flee
06. Joe Garcia Carries His Dog Heidi From His Flooded Home
07. Floater Baby – Mother Who Was Waiting For Rescue During The Hurricane Harvey Shared A Picture Of Her Baby Floating In A Large Plastic Container
08. My Friends Out Rescuing People And Pets In Houston Today And Taking A Break For Donuts. Closed Unfortunately. Good People!
09. America 2017 In One Picture
10. Getting Home After A 49,5 Hour Shift Working Hurricane Harvey
11. A Rescue Helicopter Hovers In The Background As An Elderly Woman And Her Poodle Use An Air Mattress To Float Above Flood Waters From Tropical Hurricane Harvey While Waiting To Be Rescued From Scarsdale Boulevard In Houston, Texas
12. Steve Culver Cries With His Dog Otis As He Talks About What He Said Was The’ Most Terrifying Event In His Life,’ When Hurricane Harvey Blew In And Destroyed Most Of His Home While He And His Wife Took Shelter There
13. Isiah Courtney Carries His Dog Bruce Through Flood Waters In Beaumont Place, Houston, Texas
14. Alexendre Jorge Evacuates Ethan Colman, 4, From A Neighborhood Inundated By Floodwaters From Tropical Hurricane Harvey On Monday
15. Texans Refuse To Leave Pets Behind As They Flee
16. Harris County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Carries Two Children To Safety
17. Houston Police SWAT Officer Daryl Hudeck Carries Catherine Pham And Her 13-Month-Old Son Aiden After Rescuing Them From Their Home Surrounded By Floodwaters From Tropical Hurricane Harvey In Huston
18. Seniors In La Vita Bella Nursing Home In Dickinson, Texas Waiting To Be Rescued
19. Doggo Keeps An Eye Out On The Flood. Been Stuck At Home Surrounded By Water For 2 Days Now In Friendswood Texas
20. Intersection Along San Houston Pkwy. In Houston, Water About 17 Feet Deep
21. Hurricane Harvey Is Pictured Off The Coast Of Texas
22. Sam Speights Tries To Hold Back Tears While Holding His Dogs And Surveying The Damage To His Home In The Wake Of Hurricane Harvey
23. When U Flooded, and Don’t Wanna Get Electrocuted, But Hopeful
24. People Make Their Way Down Partially Flooded Roads In Galveston, Texas
25. Shardea Harrison Looks At Her 3-week-old Baby, Sarai, As Dean Mize, Right, And Jason Legnon Use An Airboat To Rescue Them From Their Home In Houston
26. Lisa Rehr Holds Her Four-Year-Old Son Maximus, After They Lost Their Home To Hurricane Harvey, As They Await To Be Evacuated With Their Belongings From Rockport
27. 24-Hour Difference In Houston From Hurricane Harvey 2017
28. My Friend Fishing From His Balcony In Houston
29. Jesus Rodriguez Rescues Gloria Garcia After Rain Flooded Pearland, In The Outskirts Of Houston
30. This Poor Dog Was Left Chained In Houston, Texas, Without Any Hope To Escape
31. Neighbors Used Their Personal Boats To Rescue Jane Rhodes In Friendswood, Texas
32. Residents Use Boats To Evacuate Flood Waters Along Tidwell Road In East Houston, Texas
33. Barb Davis, 74. Is Helped To Dry Land After Being Rescued From Her Flooded Neighborhood After It Was Inundated With Rain Water, Remnants Of Hurricane Harvey
34. People Walk Through Water To A Staging Area To Evacuate In Dickinson, Texas
35. A Stranded Motorist Escapes Floodwaters On Interstate 225 In Houston, Texas
36. Wilford Martinez, Right, Is Rescued From His Flooded Car By Harris County Sheriff’s Department Richard Wagner Along Interstate 610
37. A Flooded Graveyard In Pearland
38. Julius Verret, 14, Floats In Street Flooding In Lake Charles
39. A Texas National Guard Soldier Carries A Woman On His Back As They Conduct Rescue Operations In Flooded Areas Around Houston
40. Cattle Are Stranded In A Flooded Pasture On Highway 71 In La Grange, Texas
41. People Are Rescued From Flood Waters From Hurricane Harvey On An Air Boat In Dickinson
42. A Cow Struggles To Keep Its Head Above Floodwaters Near Fulton
43. An Elderly Man Is Carried After Being Rescued In East Houston, Texas
44. Dusk In Houston’s Meyerland Area On Sunday Night
Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times
45. A Man Walks Through Floodwaters And Onto The Main Road After Surveying His Property
46. Residents Wade Through Flood Waters From Tropical Hurricane Harvey In Beaumont Place
47. People Use An Inflated Mattress To Evacuate Their Homes
48. People Evacuate A Neighborhood Inundated By Floodwaters From Tropical Hurricane Harvey On Monday
49. People Push A Stalled Pickup To Through A Flooded Street In Houston
50. Two Kayakers Try To Beat The Current Pushing Them Down An Overflowing Brays Bayou From Tropical Hurricane Harvey In Houston
51. Melani Zurawski Cries While Inspecting Her Home In Port Aransas
52. Residents With A Dog Sit In The Back Of A Truck While Waiting To Be Rescued From Rising Floodwaters In Spring, Texas
53. My House In Meyerland During Hurricane Harvey
54. Area Residents Use A Kayak To Rescue Motorists Stranded On Interstate Highway 45 In Houston
55. A Person Walks Through A Flooded Street With A Dog
56. A Car Is Submerged On A Freeway Flooded By Tropical Hurricane Harvey
57. Sterling Broughton Is Moved From A Rescue Boat Onto A Kayak In Dickenson, Texas
58. A Dead Dog Lies Out Of The Passenger Window Of An Overturned Pickup Truck After Hurricane Harvey Landed In The Coast Bend Area In Port Aransa
Gabe Hernandez/Corpus Christi Caller-Times
59. Police Block Traffic Following Closure Of The I-10 Freeway Leading Into Houston
60. Rescue Workers And Civilians Waited For Emergency Crews In The Meyerland Area Of Houston
Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times
61. People Evacuate A Neighborhood In West Huston
62. A Helicopter Lifts A Person During Evacuation Of Houston’s Meyerland Area
Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times
63. Searchers Patrol The Upscale River Oaks Neighborhood Of Houston For Stranded Residents
64. A Woman Uses A Coat Hanger To Try And Retrieve An Item From A Destroyed House In Fulton
65. A Man Uses A Trash Bag As Cover From The Rain While Wading Through Flood Waters In East Houston, Texas
66. Karen Preston Was Carried To Safety After Evacuating Her Flooded Neighborhood On The Outskirts Of Houston
Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times
67. An Eighteen Wheel Tractor Trailer Is Stranded On Interstate Highway 45, Which Is Submerged From The Effects Of Hurricane Harvey Seen During Widespread Flooding In Houston, Texas
68. Interstate Highway 45 Is Submerged In Houston
69. Texas National Guard Soldiers Aid Residents In Heavily Flooded Areas In Houston
70. Several Neighborhoods And Suburbs Of Houston Were Evacuated Sunday Due To Flooding Brought By Tropical Hurricane Harvey
71. Rockport, Texas Resident Aaron Tobias In What’s Left Of His House
72. Members Of The Duong Family Walk Through Flood Waters On The Feeder Road Of Interstate 45 In Houston
73. People Stand On A Sinking Boat Awaiting Rescue From A U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Near Port Aransas
74. Daisy Graham Reacts To The News That A Friend Of Hers May Still Be In An Apartment That Hurricane Harvey In Rockport destroyed
75. People Walk Down A Flooded Street As They Evacuate Their Homes After The Area Was Inundated With Flooding From Hurricane Harvey
76. A Car Crushed By A Huge Tree In Rockport
77. A Plane Lies Upside Down At The Airport Near Fulton
78. Evacuees Are Unloaded From The Back Of An Open Bed Truck At The George R. Brown Convention Center
79. Shelves At An Austin-area Grocery Are Empty After Owners Secured Essential Items For Rationing
80. A Resident In The Meyerland Neighborhood Of Houston Took To A Rooftop As Floodwaters Inundated The Area
Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times
81. The Duong Family Walks Along Interstate 45 While Escaping Flood Waters In Houston, Texas
82. A Destroyed Motor Home On State Highway 188
Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times
83. A Man Struggles With His Umbrella As He Tries To Walk In The Wind And Rain On Friday In Corpus Christi, Texas
84. A Road Sign In Corpus Christi On Friday Warns Travellers Of The Approaching Hurricane Harvey
85. Pedestrians Tried To Escape Along Interstate 610 As Hurricane Harvey Flooded Houston On Sunday
Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times
86. Rhonda Worthington Is Lifted Into A Boat While On Her Cell Phone With A 911 Dispatcher After Her Car Become Stuck In Rising Floodwaters
87. Residents Use A Truck To Navigate Through Flood Waters In Houston
88. People Who Were Rescued From Houston’s Meyerland Neighborhood On Sunday Waited To Be Taken To A Shelter
Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times
89. A Man Looks At Boats Damaged By Hurricane Harvey
90. A Car Surrounded By Floodwaters In Point Comfort
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