Houston Paralyzed By Heavy Rains, Flash Floods
More than a foot of rain fell Monday in parts of Houston, submerging scores of subdivisions and several major interstate highways, forcing the closure of schools and knocking out power to thousands of residents who were urged to shelter in place.
Above: A man rescues an armadillo from floodwaters in Houston on April 18, 2016.
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A man rides on the outside of a dump truck through floodwaters in Houston on April 18. Sylvester Turner, mayor of the nation's fourth-largest city, told residents to stay home to fend off a weather system he called "stubborn." More rain was projected over the next two to three days. The storms were part of a wide weather system that left warnings and watches through Tuesday morning for Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Tyler-Longview and as far east as Texarkana.
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Margarita Uribe, left, and her husband, Juan Juarez, wade through floodwaters as they evacuate their flooded apartment complex in Houston on April 18. Rain gauges in parts of Harris County, which includes most of Houston, showed water levels approaching 20 inches since late Sunday night.
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A resident looks out from the second floor as floodwaters surround his apartment complex in Houston on April 18. Several shelters were established for people forced from their homes. At least 100 people taken from apartment complexes in the north part of the city were being sheltered at a shopping mall.
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Darius Simon, second from left, helps his mother Carol evacuate her flooded apartment complex along with his brother Dominique and son, Isaac Hernandez, on April 18 in Houston. The city reported more than 115 emergency water rescues by mid-morning Monday and evacuation of at least 30 apartment complexes.
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Taylor McKenzie holds on to his dog, Big Black, as he walks out of high water in the Timber Lakes Timber Ridge subdivision on April 18.
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