<!doctype html>
<!--[if lt IE 7]> <html class="no-js lt-ie10 lt-ie9 lt-ie8 lt-ie7" lang="en-US" xmlns:fb="http://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml" xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 7]>    <html class="no-js lt-ie10 lt-ie9 lt-ie8" lang="en-US" xmlns:fb="http://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml" xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 8]>    <html class="no-js lt-ie10 lt-ie9" lang="en-US" xmlns:fb="http://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml" xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 9]>    <html class="no-js lt-ie10" lang="en-US" xmlns:fb="http://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml" xmlns:og="http://ogp.me/ns#"> <![endif]-->

<!--[if gt IE 9]><!--> <html class="no-js" lang="en-US" dir="ltr" prefix="fb: http://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml og: http://ogp.me/ns#"> <!--<![endif]-->

	<head>
		
			
		
		
			<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
			<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1" />
			<meta property="fb:admins" content="100000302287435" />
			<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">

			<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://static.advance.net/static/nola/static/css/oap.2.css" />
		

		
		<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1">


  






<title>	Harvey: At least 18 dead, 13,000 rescued in Houston, southeast Texas | 						NOLA.com</title>


	
	

	
	
	
	
																																											
	

	
																																											

	
		
	
	
	

	
	<!--
	<PageMap>
		<DataObject type="document">
			<Attribute name="article_title">Harvey: At least 18 dead, 13,000 rescued in Houston, southeast Texas</Attribute>
			<Attribute name="article_publication_name">NOLA.com</Attribute>
			<Attribute name="article_author">The Associated Press</Attribute>
			<Attribute name="article_description">More than 17,000 people have sought refuge in Texas shelters.</Attribute>
			<Attribute name="image_src">http://image.nola.com/home/nola-media/width620/img/tpphotos/photo/2017/08/29/23326107-standard.jpg</Attribute>
			<Attribute name="article_comments">0</Attribute>
			<Attribute name="article_date_original">08/30/2017</Attribute>
			<Attribute name="article_date_updated">08/30/2017</Attribute>
		</DataObject>
	</PageMap>
	-->

	
		
		
		
		<script type="application/ld+json">
			{
				"@context": "http://schema.org",
				"@type": "NewsArticle",
				"mainEntityOfPage": {
					"@type": "WebPage",
					"@id": "http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2017/08/harvey_death_toll_texas_increa.html"
				},
				"headline": "Harvey: At least 18 dead, 13,000 rescued in Houston, southeast Texas",
				"url": "http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2017/08/harvey_death_toll_texas_increa.html",
				"thumbnailUrl": "http://image.nola.com/home/nola-media/width620/img/tpphotos/photo/2017/08/29/23326107-standard.jpg",
				"image": "http://image.nola.com/home/nola-media/width620/img/tpphotos/photo/2017/08/29/23326107-standard.jpg",
				"dateCreated": "2017-08-30T13:44:06Z",
				"datePublished": "2017-08-30T13:44:06Z",
				"dateModified": "August 30, 2017  8:45 AM",
				"publisher": {
					"@type": "Organization",
					"name": "NOLA.com",
					"logo": {
						"@type": "ImageObject",
						"url": "http://static.advance.net/static/nola/static/img/logos/logo_main.png"
					}
				},
				"creator": ["The Associated Press"],
				"author": {
					"@type": "Person",
					"name": "The Associated Press"
				},
				"keywords": ["br-homepage","homepage","hurricane","hurricane harvey","news","tropical storm harvey","weather"],
				"metadata": {"blog_id": "2179", "entry_id": "21220097", "short_title": "Harvey: 18 dead, 13,000 rescued in Houston, southeast Texas", "image_url": "http://media.nola.com/tpphotos/photo/2017/08/29/-3217555dbc45c980.JPG", "author_name": "nolaap", "author_nickname": "The Associated Press", "author_id": "1827779", "source_blog_name": "Hurricane News and Storm Tracking", "source_blog_url": "http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/", "sponsored_content": "0", "ampurl": "https://articles.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2017/08/harvey_death_toll_texas_increa.amp" }
			}
		</script>
	

	




<meta name="cXenseParse:description" content="More than 17,000 people have sought refuge in Texas shelters."/> <!-- Priority 1, then og:description, then description. -->
<meta name="cXenseParse:title" content="Harvey: At least 18 dead, 13,000 rescued in Houston, southeast Texas"/> <!-- Priority 1, then og:title, then title tag -->
<meta name="cXenseParse:url" content="http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2017/08/harvey_death_toll_texas_increa.html"/>
<meta name="cXenseParse:pageclass" content="article" />
<meta name="cXenseParse:recs:publishtime" content="2017-08-30T08:43:38Z"/>
<meta property="article:modified_time" content="2017-08-30T08:45:41Z" />
<meta name="cXenseParse:articleid" content="21220097" />
<meta property="cXenseParse:author" content="The Associated Press" />






	
	

	
	

	
	
	
		
	

	
	<meta property="fb:app_id" content="132415560104656"/>
	<meta name="title" content="Harvey: At least 18 dead, 13,000 rescued in Houston, southeast Texas" />
	<meta name="article_publication_name" content="NOLA.com" />
	<meta name="article_author" content="The Associated Press" />
	<meta name="article_date_original" content="Wednesday, August 30, 2017,  8:43 AM" />
	<meta name="article_date_updated" content="Wednesday, August 30, 2017,  8:45 AM" />
	<link rel="image_src" href="http://image.nola.com/home/nola-media/width620/img/tpphotos/photo/2017/08/29/23326107-standard.jpg" />
	
	<meta name="news_keywords" content="Houston, Texas, Harvey, br-homepage, homepage, hurricane, hurricane harvey, news, tropical storm harvey, weather">
	
		<meta property="article:author" content="https://www.facebook.com/NOLAnews/" />
	

	
	

	
	

	
	
		
			
				<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary" />
			
		
		<meta name="twitter:description" content="More than 17,000 people have sought refuge in Texas shelters." />
		<meta name="twitter:image" content="http://image.nola.com/home/nola-media/width620/img/tpphotos/photo/2017/08/29/23326107-standard.jpg" />
	
	
		<meta name="twitter:title" content="Harvey: At least 18 dead, 13,000 rescued in Houston, southeast Texas" />
		<meta name="twitter:site" content="@nolanews" />
		<meta name="twitter:creator" content="" />
	

	<meta property="og:title" content="Harvey: At least 18 dead, 13,000 rescued in Houston, southeast Texas" />
	<meta property="og:description" content="More than 17,000 people have sought refuge in Texas shelters." />
	<meta property="og:site_name" content="NOLA.com" />
	<meta property="og:url" content="http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2017/08/harvey_death_toll_texas_increa.html" />
	<meta property="og:type" content="article" />
	<meta property="og:image" content="http://image.nola.com/home/nola-media/width620/img/tpphotos/photo/2017/08/29/23326107-standard.jpg" />
	
		<meta property="og:image:width" content="620" />
		<meta property="og:image:height" content="405" />
	
	

	
		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="//static.advance.net/static/common/js/ads/revgen.v2.js"></script>
<script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':
new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],
j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src=
'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);
})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-WSN5376');</script>

	

	
		
		<script type="text/javascript">
	window.LF_META = {
		"environment": "production",
		"networkId": "advancedigital.fyre.co",
		"siteId": "352338",
		"articleId": "e235f9cdccf6d4905cd3eec7101fdc83",
		"checksum": "3a6fcec25b206c01380c43e0567febe9",
		"collectionMeta":  "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjaGVja3N1bSI6IjNhNmZjZWMyNWIyMDZjMDEzODBjNDNlMDU2N2ZlYmU5IiwiYXJ0aWNsZUlkIjoiZTIzNWY5Y2RjY2Y2ZDQ5MDVjZDNlZWM3MTAxZmRjODMiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3Lm5vbGEuY29tL2h1cnJpY2FuZS9pbmRleC5zc2YvMjAxNy8wOC9oYXJ2ZXlfZGVhdGhfdG9sbF90ZXhhc19pbmNyZWEuaHRtbCIsInRpdGxlIjoiSGFydmV5OiBBdCBsZWFzdCAxOCBkZWFkLCAxMywwMDAgcmVzY3VlZCBpbiBIb3VzdG9uLCBzb3V0aGVhc3QgVGV4YXMiLCJ0YWdzIjoiZXhwZXJ0LGJyLWhvbWVwYWdlLGhvbWVwYWdlLGh1cnJpY2FuZSxodXJyaWNhbmUgaGFydmV5LG5ld3MsdHJvcGljYWwgc3Rvcm0gaGFydmV5LHdlYXRoZXIifQ.ElilWACgu6mYsQffh83GmRA6uX583HEgFWHLvgWoA84",
		"readOnly": "false",
		"articleAuthorID": "1827779"
	};
</script>

		
		<script type="text/javascript">
			var rtb_comments_readonly = false;
		</script>



<link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Hurricane News and Storm Tracking" href="http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf//atom.xml" />

    

    
        
    

    
 
    
        
    
    





    







		
			
			
			
			

			
			
				<link rel="amphtml" href="https://articles.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2017/08/harvey_death_toll_texas_increa.amp" />
			

			
				<meta name="Description" content="More than 17,000 people have sought refuge in Texas shelters." />
				
					
				
				 

				

				
			
		
		
			
		
		
		
	</head>

	<body class="cma">

		
		<!-- Start Masthead -->
		
			
		
		<!-- ./templates/global/shared/nav/masthead.mtml start -->

	
		
			
		
		


<!-- toprail -->
<section id="adv_network">
    <div class="advWrapper">
        <div class="Popup"><div class="Popup adunit nomobilead" id="Popup"></div></div>
        <div class="adunit" id="TopRail_Above"></div>
    </div>
</section>

<header id="adv_header">
    
    <div id="adv_masthead">
        <div id="adv_header_logo">
            <div id="adv_logo">
                <a id="adv_aff_link" href="http://www.nola.com/" title="NOLA.com">
                    <span class="ir">NOLA.com</span>
                </a>

                <button id="adv_header_text" data-state="7" aria-expanded="false">
                    
                </button>

                
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    <div id="adv_mast_left">
        
        <nav id="adv_menu"  data-state="1" aria-labeledby="adv_nav_label">
            <button class="advToprailBtn" id="adv_nav_btn" aria-expanded="false">
                <span class="advToprailIcon"></span>
                <span id="adv_nav_label" class="advMenuText">Menu</span>
            </button>
        </nav>

        
        <nav id="adv_menu_dropdown" class="advDropdown advLayer" aria-labeledby="adv_nav_label" aria-hidden="true" role="navigation">
            <div class="advPanelArrow"></div>
            <div class="advDropdownOuter">
                <div id="adv_menu_container">
                    <div class="advDropdownInner">

                        
                        <ul id="adv_menu_top" class="advMenu">
                            <li><a href="http://www.nola.com/">Home</a></li>
                            
                            <li id="adv_mobi_weather" data-state="4">
                                <div class="advWeatherInner">
                                    <span class="advGeoChoosen"></span>
                                    <span class="advConditions">
                                        <span class="advTemp"></span>
                                    </span>
                                </div>
                                <span class="next"></span>
                            </li>
                        </ul>

                        
                        <ul id="adv_menu_main" class="advMenu">
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/news/"><span id="news-menuitem">News</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <button class="next" data-state="2" data-key="12785" aria-describedby="news-menuitem" aria-expanded="false">
                                            <div class="aria-hidden">open</div>
                                            <span aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                        </button>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/sports/"><span id="sports-menuitem">Sports</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <button class="next" data-state="2" data-key="12810" aria-describedby="sports-menuitem" aria-expanded="false">
                                            <div class="aria-hidden">open</div>
                                            <span aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                        </button>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/entertainment/"><span id="entertainment-living-menuitem">Entertainment &amp; Living</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <button class="next" data-state="2" data-key="12869" aria-describedby="entertainment-living-menuitem" aria-expanded="false">
                                            <div class="aria-hidden">open</div>
                                            <span aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                        </button>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/northshore/"><span id="one-tammany-menuitem">One Tammany</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <span class="none" data-state="2" data-key="17627"></span>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/eat-drink/"><span id="where-nola-eats-menuitem">Where NOLA Eats</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <span class="none" data-state="2" data-key="12904"></span>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/nolamundo/"><span id="nola-mundo-menuitem">NOLA Mundo</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <span class="none" data-state="2" data-key="17628"></span>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/300/"><span id="300-for-300-menuitem">300 for 300</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <span class="none" data-state="2" data-key="17635"></span>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/page/special_editions_with_nolacom.html"><span id="special-projects-menuitem">Special Projects</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <button class="next" data-state="2" data-key="16451" aria-describedby="special-projects-menuitem" aria-expanded="false">
                                            <div class="aria-hidden">open</div>
                                            <span aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                        </button>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/dunc_holder/"><span id="dunc-holder-menuitem">Dunc &amp; Holder</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <span class="none" data-state="2" data-key="17643"></span>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <span class="nolink">Videos</span>
                                    
                                    
                                        <button class="next" data-state="2" data-key="12947" aria-describedby="videos-menuitem" aria-expanded="false">
                                            <div class="aria-hidden">open</div>
                                            <span aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                        </button>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://photos.nola.com/4500/galleries/index.html"><span id="photos-menuitem">Photos</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <button class="next" data-state="2" data-key="12940" aria-describedby="photos-menuitem" aria-expanded="false">
                                            <div class="aria-hidden">open</div>
                                            <span aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                        </button>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <span class="nolink">Social Media, Apps &amp; Newsletters</span>
                                    
                                    
                                        <button class="next" data-state="2" data-key="12962" aria-describedby="social-media-apps-newsletters-menuitem" aria-expanded="false">
                                            <div class="aria-hidden">open</div>
                                            <span aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                        </button>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/"><span id="obits-menuitem">Obits</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <span class="none" data-state="2" data-key="12928"></span>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://realestate.nola.com/"><span id="real-estate-menuitem">Real Estate</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <button class="next" data-state="2" data-key="12931" aria-describedby="real-estate-menuitem" aria-expanded="false">
                                            <div class="aria-hidden">open</div>
                                            <span aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                        </button>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/jobs/"><span id="jobs-menuitem">Jobs</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <button class="next" data-state="2" data-key="12929" aria-describedby="jobs-menuitem" aria-expanded="false">
                                            <div class="aria-hidden">open</div>
                                            <span aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                        </button>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://autos.nola.com/"><span id="autos-menuitem">Autos</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <span class="none" data-state="2" data-key="12930"></span>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://realestate.nola.com/for-rent/"><span id="rentals-menuitem">Rentals</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <span class="none" data-state="2" data-key="12932"></span>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://classifieds.nola.com/"><span id="classifieds-menuitem">Classifieds</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <span class="none" data-state="2" data-key="12933"></span>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://findnsave.nola.com/?ac=AFFnolaFSNAVFLS"><span id="findsave-menuitem">FIND&amp;SAVE</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <button class="next" data-state="2" data-key="12934" aria-describedby="findsave-menuitem" aria-expanded="false">
                                            <div class="aria-hidden">open</div>
                                            <span aria-hidden="true"></span>
                                        </button>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://businessfinder.nola.com/"><span id="local-business-finder-menuitem">Local Business Finder</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <span class="none" data-state="2" data-key="12939"></span>
                                    
                                </li>
                            
                                <li class="" style="">
                                    
                                        <a href="http://blog.nola.com/connect/page/nolacom_contacts_services_and.html"><span id="contact-us-menuitem">Contact Us</span></a>
                                    
                                    
                                        <span class="none" data-state="2" data-key="17634"></span>
                                    
                                </li>
                            

                            
                            
                            <li id="adv_li_subscribe" data-state="2" data-key="subscribe"><span class="nolink">Subscribe</span>
                                <button aria-expanded="false" aria-labeledby="adv_li_subscribe" class="next" data-state="2" data-key="subscribe"></button>
                            </li>
                            

                        </ul>

                        <div class="nomobilead injectedAd" id="DropDownMenu_Sponsor"></div>

                        
                        
                            


<section class="advMenuSubWrap " role="region" aria-hidden="true"aria-labeledby="news-menuitem" data-key="12785">
    <ul class="advMenuSub advMenu">
        <li class="advMainMenuLink" data-state="2" data-key="12785">
            <button class="prev"><span aria-hidden="true"></span>Back to Main Menu</button>
        </li>

        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/hurricane/">Hurricane Central</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/weather/">Weather</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/crime/">Crime &amp; Courts</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/traffic/">Traffic, Fires &amp; Accidents</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/politics/">Louisiana Politics</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/elections/">Louisiana Elections</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/national_politics/">National Politics</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/business/">Business</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/environment/">Environment &amp; Coastal Watch</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/health/">Health &amp; Health Care</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/education/">Education</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/opinions/">Opinions</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/northshore/">One Tammany</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
    </ul>
</section>



    





    





    





    





    





    





    





    





    





    





    





    





    





                        
                            


<section class="advMenuSubWrap " role="region" aria-hidden="true"aria-labeledby="sports-menuitem" data-key="12810">
    <ul class="advMenuSub advMenu">
        <li class="advMainMenuLink" data-state="2" data-key="12810">
            <button class="prev"><span aria-hidden="true"></span>Back to Main Menu</button>
        </li>

        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/saints/">Saints</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/pelicans/">Pelicans</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/lsu/">LSU Tigers</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/tulane/">Tulane Green Wave</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/recruiting/">Recruiting</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://highschoolsports.nola.com/">High School Sports</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/outdoors/">Outdoors</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/dunc_holder/">Dunc &amp; Holder</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
    </ul>
</section>



    





    





    





    





    





    





    





    





                        
                            


<section class="advMenuSubWrap " role="region" aria-hidden="true"aria-labeledby="entertainment-living-menuitem" data-key="12869">
    <ul class="advMenuSub advMenu">
        <li class="advMainMenuLink" data-state="2" data-key="12869">
            <button class="prev"><span aria-hidden="true"></span>Back to Main Menu</button>
        </li>

        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/music/">Music</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/festivals/">Festivals</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/movies/">Movies</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/tv/">TV</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/society/">Parties &amp; Society</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/homegarden/">Home &amp; Garden</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/vintage/">Vintage New Orleans</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/arts/">Arts &amp; Stage</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/events/">Event Calendar</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/comics/">Comics</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/puzzles-games/">Puzzles</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.mardigras.com/">MardiGras.com</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
    </ul>
</section>



    





    





    





    





    





    





    





    





    





    





    





    





                        
                            




                        
                            




                        
                            




                        
                            




                        
                            


<section class="advMenuSubWrap " role="region" aria-hidden="true"aria-labeledby="special-projects-menuitem" data-key="16451">
    <ul class="advMenuSub advMenu">
        <li class="advMainMenuLink" data-state="2" data-key="16451">
            <button class="prev"><span aria-hidden="true"></span>Back to Main Menu</button>
        </li>

        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://topics.nola.com/tag/nola%20votes%202017/">NOLA Votes 2017</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/health/index.ssf/page/crackingthecode.html">Cracking the Code</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/300/">300 for 300</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/page/our_lost_the_human_toll_of_mur.html#incart_std">Our Lost: The human toll of murder</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/page/family_sentence.html">Family Sentence</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/page/new_orleans_stolen_guns.html">The New Orleans Gun Pipeline</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/katrina/">Hurricane Katrina</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/data/">Data &amp; Databases</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
    </ul>
</section>



    





    





    





    





    





    





    





    





                        
                            




                        
                            


<section class="advMenuSubWrap " role="region" aria-hidden="true"aria-labeledby="videos-menuitem" data-key="12947">
    <ul class="advMenuSub advMenu">
        <li class="advMainMenuLink" data-state="2" data-key="12947">
            <button class="prev"><span aria-hidden="true"></span>Back to Main Menu</button>
        </li>

        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/noladotcom">NOLA.com</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/live/">Live Cams</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
    </ul>
</section>



    





    





                        
                            


<section class="advMenuSubWrap " role="region" aria-hidden="true"aria-labeledby="photos-menuitem" data-key="12940">
    <ul class="advMenuSub advMenu">
        <li class="advMainMenuLink" data-state="2" data-key="12940">
            <button class="prev"><span aria-hidden="true"></span>Back to Main Menu</button>
        </li>

        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://photos.nola.com/4500/category/news/index.html">News Photos</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://photos.nola.com/4500/category/sports/index.html">Sports Photos</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://photos.nola.com/4500/category/entertainment/index.html">Entertainment Photos</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://photos.mardigras.com/8004907/galleries/index.html">Mardi Gras photos</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://photos.nola.com/tpphotos/index.html">Featured Galleries</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://photos.nola.com/photogallery/index.html">Your Photos</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/connect/">Contact a Photographer</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
    </ul>
</section>



    





    





    





    





    





    





    





                        
                            


<section class="advMenuSubWrap " role="region" aria-hidden="true"aria-labeledby="social-media-apps-newsletters-menuitem" data-key="12962">
    <ul class="advMenuSub advMenu">
        <li class="advMainMenuLink" data-state="2" data-key="12962">
            <button class="prev"><span aria-hidden="true"></span>Back to Main Menu</button>
        </li>

        
            
                
                    <li class="menuSocial menuFacebookIcon" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/connect/facebook/">Visit our Facebook Page</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="menuSocial menuTwitterIcon" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/connect/twitter/">Follow us on Twitter</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="menuSocial menuGplusIcon" style="">
                        <a href="https://plus.google.com/105883288752706320720">Visit us on Google Plus</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="menuSocial menuInstagramIcon" style="">
                        <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nolanews/">Follow us on Instagram</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="menuSocial menuSnapchatIcon" style="">
                        <a href="https://www.snapchat.com/add/nolanews">Add us on Snapchat</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://subscription.nola.com/">Newsletters</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/mobile-device/">Mobile Apps</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/contests/">Contests</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
    </ul>
</section>



    





    





    





    





    





    





    





    





                        
                            




                        
                            


<section class="advMenuSubWrap " role="region" aria-hidden="true"aria-labeledby="real-estate-menuitem" data-key="12931">
    <ul class="advMenuSub advMenu">
        <li class="advMainMenuLink" data-state="2" data-key="12931">
            <button class="prev"><span aria-hidden="true"></span>Back to Main Menu</button>
        </li>

        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://realestate.nola.com/realestate-news/">Real Estate News</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/realestatetransfers/">Real Estate Transfers</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://realestate.nola.com/homes-for-sale/">Homes for Sale</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://realestate.nola.com/new-homes/">New Homes</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://realestate.nola.com/for-rent/">For Rent</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://foreclosures.nola.com">Foreclosures</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.cityfeet.com/partner/nola/">Commercial</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                <li class=" advMenuExpansion" style="" data-state="3" data-sub-key="17009" data-sub-parent="12931">
                    
                        <span class="nolink">Resources</span>
                    
                    <button class="next" data-state="3" data-sub-key="17009" data-sub-parent="12931" aria-expanded="false">
                        <div class="aria-hidden">open</div>
                        <span aria-hidden="true"></span>
                    </button>
                </li>
            
        
    </ul>
</section>



    





    





    





    





    





    





    





    


<section class="advMenuSubWrap advMenuSub2" role="region" aria-hidden="true"aria-labeledby="resources-menuitem" data-sub-key="17009">
    <ul class="advMenuSub advMenu">
        <li class="advMainMenuLink" data-state="3" data-sub-key="17009">
            <button class="prev"><span aria-hidden="true"></span>Back to Main Menu</button>
        </li>

        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://realestate.nola.com/homebuying">Home Buying</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://realestate.nola.com/sellmyhome">Sell My Home</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://realestate.nola.com/rentalliving">Rental Living</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://realestate.nola.com/homeideas">Home Ideas</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://realestate.nola.com/mortgagesandloans">Mortgages and Loans</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://realestate.nola.com/immoving">I&#39;m Moving</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
    </ul>
</section>



    





    





    





    





    





    






                        
                            


<section class="advMenuSubWrap " role="region" aria-hidden="true"aria-labeledby="jobs-menuitem" data-key="12929">
    <ul class="advMenuSub advMenu">
        <li class="advMainMenuLink" data-state="2" data-key="12929">
            <button class="prev"><span aria-hidden="true"></span>Back to Main Menu</button>
        </li>

        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/jobnews/">Latest Jobs News</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://www.nola.com/careeradvice/">Career Advice</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
    </ul>
</section>



    





    





                        
                            




                        
                            




                        
                            




                        
                            


<section class="advMenuSubWrap " role="region" aria-hidden="true"aria-labeledby="findsave-menuitem" data-key="12934">
    <ul class="advMenuSub advMenu">
        <li class="advMainMenuLink" data-state="2" data-key="12934">
            <button class="prev"><span aria-hidden="true"></span>Back to Main Menu</button>
        </li>

        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://findnsave.nola.com/Local-Ads/All">Local Grocery Ads</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://shop.nola.com/SS/Tiles.aspx?ex=magazinestreetmerchantassoc">Special Sections</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://findnsave.nola.com/Local-Ads">Local Ads</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
            
                
                    <li class="" style="">
                        <a href="http://findnsave.nola.com/Local-Ads/c-8096/Lagniappe">Lagniappe</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        
    </ul>
</section>



    





    





    





    





                        
                            




                        
                            




                        

                        
                        
                            <section class="advMenuSubWrap" role="region" aria-labeledby="adv_li_subscribe" data-key="subscribe">
                                <ul id="adv_subscribe_menu" class="advMenuSub advMenu" data-key="subscribe">
                                    <li class="advMainMenuLink" data-state="2">
                                        <button class="prev"><span aria-hidden="true"></span></button>
                                        Back to Main Menu
                                    </li>

                                    
                                        <li class="" style="" value="" data-val=""><a href="https://member.nola.com/">The Times-Picayune</a></li>
                                    
                                        <li class="" style="" value="" data-val=""><a href="http://subscription.nola.com/">Newsletters</a></li>
                                    
                                        <li class="" style="" value="" data-val=""><a href="http://www.nola.com/siteindex/">RSS Feeds</a></li>
                                    
                                        <li class="" style="" value="" data-val=""><a href="http://www.nola.com/mobile-device/">Mobile Apps</a></li>
                                    
                                </ul>
                            </section>
                        

                        
                        
                        <div class="nofullad injectedAd" id="DropDownMenu_Sponsor"></div>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </nav>

        
        <button id="adv_weather" data-state="4" class="advWeatherButton" aria-label="Weather" aria-expanded="false">
            <div class="advWeatherInner">
                <span class="advConditions intermittent-clouds-04">
                    <span class="advTemp"></span>
                </span>
            </div>
        </button>

        
        <div id="adv_weather_main" class="advDropdown advLayer" role="dialog" aria-hidden="true">
            <div class="advPanelArrow"></div>
            <div class="advDropdownOuter">
                <div class="advDropdownInner">
                    <div class="advMainMenuLink" data-state="1"><button class="prev"><span aria-hidden=""><a href="#"></a></span></button>Back to Main Menu</div>
                    <div id="adv_weather_inner">
                        <button class="advClose" data-state="4"><span class="advToprailIcon ir">Close</span></button>

                        <form id="adv_wlocation_form">
                            <h2 class="title">Customize Your Weather</h2>
                            <div>
                                <label for="adv_wlocation_input">Set Your Location:</label>
                                <div class="errorMsg"></div>
                                <div class="aria-hidden">Enter City and State or Zip Code</div>
                            </div>
                        </form>

                        <div id="adv_wlocation_confirm">
                            <h2 class="title">Congratulations!</h2>
                            <div>Your weather is set to <span class="advGeoChoosen"></span>. You can change the location at any time.</div>
                            <div class="advFrmBtn">
                                <input class="adv-tray_link" data-state="4" data-phase="phase3" type="button" value="Done" />
                            </div>
                        </div>

                        <div id="adv_weather_data">
                            <div class="subtitle">AccuWeather.com Quick Look</div>
                            <h2 class="title"></h2>
                            <div><button class="advTrayLink" data-state="2" data-phase="phase1">Change your current location &raquo;</button></div>
                            <div class="advWeatherInner"></div>
                            <div class="advFrmBtn"><a class="advABtn" href="">View Full Weather Report</a></div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="adunit nomobilead" id="TopRail_Sponsor"></div>
    </div>

    
    <div id="adv_mast_right">

        
        <button id="adv_search" class="advToprailBtn" data-state="6" aria-expanded="false">
            <span class="advToprailIcon ir"></span>
            <span class="advIconLabel">Search</span>
        </button>

        
        <button id="adv_account" class="advToprailBtn" data-state="5" aria-labeledby="adv_acc_btn" aria-expanded="false">
            <span class="advToprailIcon ir">Account</span>
            <span id="adv_acc_btn" class="advIconLabel">Sign In</span>
        </button>

        
        <div id="adv_user_dropdown" class="advDropdown advLayer">
            <div class="advPanelArrow"></div>
            <div class="advDropdownOuter">
                <div class="advDropdownInner">
                    <div class="advClose" data-state="5"><span class="advToprailIcon ir">Close</span></div>
                    <div id="adv_user_main">
                        <div id="adv_user_signin">
                            <h2>Sign in to<br/><span>NOLA.com</span></h2>
                            <div id="adv_gigya_tr_container"></div>
                        </div>
                        <div id="adv_user_snapshot">
                            <div id="adv_profile_menu">
                                <img id="adv_profile_img" alt="User Profile" />
                                <div id="adv_profile_nameplate">
                                    <span class="advSignInStatus">You are signed in as</span><br/>
                                    <h2></h2>
                                </div>
                                <div id="adv_profile_btns">
                                    <span class="advProfileBtn" id="adv_profile_edit"><a href="" title="Edit your profile">Edit</a></span>
                                    <span class="advProfileBtn" id="adv_profile_view"><a href="" title="View your public profile">Public Profile</a></span>
                                    <span class="advProfileBtn" id="adv_profile_exit"><a href="" title="Sign out">Sign Out</a></span>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                            <div id="adv_gigya_tr_profile"></div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>

        
        
        <button id="adv_subscribe" data-state="9" class="" aria-expanded="false">
            <span class="advArrow">Subscribe</span><br/><strong></strong>
        </button>

        
        <div id="adv_subscribe_main" class="advDropdown advLayer" role="dialog" aria-hidden="true">
            <div class="advPanelArrow"></div>
            <div class="advDropdownOuter">
                <div class="advDropdownInner">
                    <ul class="advMenu">
                        
                            <li class="" style="" value="" data-val=""><a href="https://member.nola.com/">The Times-Picayune</a></li>
                        
                            <li class="" style="" value="" data-val=""><a href="http://subscription.nola.com/">Newsletters</a></li>
                        
                            <li class="" style="" value="" data-val=""><a href="http://www.nola.com/siteindex/">RSS Feeds</a></li>
                        
                            <li class="" style="" value="" data-val=""><a href="http://www.nola.com/mobile-device/">Mobile Apps</a></li>
                        
                    </ul>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        
    </div>
    
    
</header>

<script type="text/javascript">
    function getToprailVersion() { return 1; }
    function getComscorekwValue() {
        
            return '';
        
    }

    function getToprailMenuContext() {
        return '';
    }
</script>

<!-- /toprail -->

		
			
				
			
		
	


<!-- ./templates/global/shared/nav/masthead.mtml end -->

		<!-- End Masthead -->

		
			
			
	
	
    
    
    
    






	
	
	
		
	







	



	
		
			
				
				
					
	
	
		
			
		
		
	
	

				
			
		
	


<div class="wrapper">
    <main class="main" role="main" aria-live="polite">
        <article id="article" data-article-id="21220097" class="article h-entry">
            <header id="article__header" class="article__header">
                <nav id="articleLabel" class="articleLabel" aria-label="articleLabel">
                    <ol id="articleLabel__list" class="articleLabel__list">
                        <li id="articleLabel__listItem" class="articleLabel__listItem">
                            <a id="articleLabel__link" href="http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/" title="Navigate to Hurricane News and Storm Tracking">Hurricane News and Storm Tracking</a>
                        </li>
                    </ol>
                </nav>
                
                <h1 id="articleHeadline" class="p-name">Harvey: At least 18 dead, 13,000 rescued in Houston, southeast Texas</h1>
                <div id="article__dateline" class="article__dateline">
                    <div id="dateline" class="dateline">
                            <time id="dateline__updated" class="dateline__updated" datetime="2017-08-30T08:45" aria-label="Article Updated Date and Time">Updated on August 30, 2017 at  8:45 AM</time>
                        <time id="dateline__published" class="dateline__published" datetime="2017-08-30T08:43" aria-label="Article Published Date and Time">Posted on August 30, 2017 at  8:43 AM</time>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <script type="text/javascript">
        m_gallery = "houston_evacuations_on_aug_29_";
        m_gallery_id = "23326092";
        m_gallery_title = "Houston evacuations on Aug. 29, 2017";
        m_gallery_blog_id = "4500";
        m_gallery_creation_date = "Tuesday, August 29, 2017, 11:38 PM";
        m_gallery_permalink = "http://photos.nola.com/4500/gallery/houston_evacuations_on_aug_29_/index.html";
        m_gallery_json = "http://blog.nola.com/photogallery/4500/23326092.json";
        m_gallery_pagetype = "embed";
        m_gallery_type = "photo";
    </script>

    
    <div class="h2 gallery_title_above"><a href="http://photos.nola.com/4500/gallery/houston_evacuations_on_aug_29_/index.html" aria-label="Photo Gallery with 18 Photos: Houston evacuations on Aug. 29, 2017">Houston evacuations on Aug. 29, 2017</a></div>
    <div class="multimedia_main_gallery" data-galleryid="23326092" data-gallerypermalink="http://photos.nola.com/4500/gallery/houston_evacuations_on_aug_29_/index.html" data-galleryjson="http://blog.nola.com/photogallery/4500/23326092.json" data-gallerytype="photo" data-gallerypagetype="embed">
        <a href="#" aria-label="Photo Gallery with 18 Photos: Houston evacuations on Aug. 29, 2017" class="placeholder" id="gallery23326092_placeholder" data-galleryjson="http://blog.nola.com/photogallery/4500/23326092.json" data-gallerytype="photo" data-gallerypagetype="embed">
            <div class="tile_wrapper ">
                <div class="tile_col crop" style="background-image: url('http://image.nola.com/home/nola-media/width960/img/tpphotos/photo/2017/08/29/-468f53e5d91c9ca4.JPG');"></div>
                <div class="tile_col">
                    <div class="tile crop" style="background-image: url('http://image.nola.com/home/nola-media/width960/img/tpphotos/photo/2017/08/30/-f76928561366d718.JPG');"></div>
                    <div class="tile crop" style="background-image: url('http://image.nola.com/home/nola-media/width960/img/tpphotos/photo/2017/08/29/-6efa57d6ab52a768.JPG');"></div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="gallery_callout" aria-hidden="true"><span class="gallery_count"><span>18</span></span></div>
            <p class="gallery_title" aria-hidden="true">Gallery: Houston evacuations on Aug. 29, 2017</p>
        </a>
    </div>
    



                <!-- Comment Bubble and Gigya Sharebar -->
                <div id="article__commentBubble-socialShare" class="article__commentBubble-socialShare">
                    <div id="commentBubble__container" class="commentBubble__container">
                        <button id="commentBubble" class="commentBubble commentBubble--noComments">
                        <span id="commentBubbleSpan" class="commentBubbleSpan" data-type="commentBubble">Comment</span>
                        </button>
                    </div>
                <div id="social_21220097" class="adi-share-auto" data-layout="horizontal" data-link="http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2017/08/harvey_death_toll_texas_increa.html" data-title="Harvey: At least 18 dead, 13,000 rescued in Houston, southeast Texas" data-thumbnail="http://image.nola.com/home/nola-media//img/tpphotos/photo/2017/08/29/23326107-small.jpg"></div>
                </div>
                
<div id="byline" class="byline">
    
    <p id="byline__author" class="byline__author--noEmail">
    
        
            By <a id="byline__authorLink" href="http://connect.nola.com/user/nolaap/posts.html" title="Visit The Associated Press's Author Page">The Associated Press</a></p>
    
        
            
        
    
</div><!-- /Byline -->

            </header>
            <div id="article__story" class="article__story">
                <!-- Article -->
    <div id="entryContent" class="entry-content">
        <p>HOUSTON --&nbsp;The latest weather forecast delivered hope to Houston after five days of torrential rain from <a href="http://topics.nola.com/tag/tropical%20storm%20harvey/">Tropical Storm Harvey</a> submerged the nation's fourth-largest city: Less than an inch of rain and perhaps even sunshine.</p>
<p>But the dangers remain far from over Wednesday. With at least 18 dead and 13,000 people rescued in the Houston area and surrounding cities and counties in Southeast Texas, others were still trying to escape from their inundated homes. Weakened levees were in danger of failing and a less-ferocious but still potent Harvey returned to shore, <a href="http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2017/08/harvey_louisiana_landfall_stor.html#incart_2box">making landfall</a>&nbsp;in southwestern Louisiana.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2017/08/harvey_louisiana_landfall_stor.html#incart_2box" data-enhanced="small"></a></p>
<p>The situation was dire early Wednesday in Port Arthur, Texas, near the Louisiana border, where homes were starting to fill with rising floodwaters and residents were unsure of how to evacuate the city, KFDM-TV reported. Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens said county resources could not get to Port Arthur because of the flooding.</p>
<p>Port Arthur Mayor Derrick Freeman said on his Facebook page that the "city is underwater right now but we are coming!" He also urged residents to get to higher ground and to avoid becoming trapped in attics.</p>
<p>Authorities expected the human toll to continue to mount, both in deaths and in the tens of thousands of people made homeless by the catastrophic storm that is now the heaviest tropical downpour in U.S. history. In all, more than 17,000 people have sought refuge in Texas shelters, and that number seemed certain to increase, the American Red Cross said.</p>
<p>Houston's largest shelter housed 10,000 of the displaced -- twice its initial intended capacity -- as two additional mega-shelters opened Tuesday for the overflow. Louisiana's governor offered to take in Harvey victims from Texas, and televangelist <a href="http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2017/08/joel_osteens_houston_megachurc.html#incart_river_home">Joel Osteen opened his Houston megachurch</a>, a 16,000-seat former arena, after critics blasted him on social media for not acting to help families displaced by the storm.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2017/08/joel_osteens_houston_megachurc.html#incart_river_home" data-enhanced="small"></a></p>
<p>In an apparent response to scattered reports of looting, a curfew was put into effect from midnight to 5 a.m., with police saying violators would be questioned, searched and arrested.</p>
<p>A much-weakened Tropical Storm Harvey steered into new territory, coming ashore again early Wednesday just west of Cameron, Louisiana, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph), the National Hurricane Center said.</p>
<p>Harvey is expected to weaken, but will slog through Louisiana for much of the day before taking its downpours north. Arkansas, Tennessee and parts of Missouri are on alert for Harvey flooding in the next couple of days.</p>
<p>"Once we get this thing inland during the day, it's the end of the beginning," said National Hurricane Center meteorologist Dennis Feltgen. "Texas is going to get a chance to finally dry out as this system pulls out."</p>
<p>But Feltgen cautioned: "We're not done with this. There's still an awful lot of real estate and a lot of people who are going to feel the impacts of the storm."</p>
<p>Still, the reprieve from the rain in Houston was welcome.</p>
<p>Eugene Rideaux, a 42-year-old mechanic who showed up at Osteen's Lakewood Church to sort donations for evacuees, said he had not been able to work or do much since the storm first hit, so he was eager to get out of his dark house and help.</p>
<p>"It's been so dark for days now, I'm just ready to see some light. Some sunshine. I'm tired of the darkness," Rideaux said. "But it's a tough city, and we're going to make this into a positive and come together."</p>
<p>The city has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency for more supplies, including cots and food, for an additional 10,000 people, said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who hoped to get the supplies no later than Wednesday.</p>
<p>Four days after the storm ravaged the Texas coastline as a Category 4 hurricane, authorities and family members reported at least 18 deaths from Harvey. They include a former football and track coach in suburban Houston and a woman who died after she and her young daughter were swept into a rain-swollen drainage canal. Two Beaumont, Texas, police officers and two fire-rescue divers spotted the woman floating with the child, who was holding onto her mother.</p>
<p>Authorities acknowledge that fatalities from Harvey could soar once the floodwaters start to recede from one of America's largest metropolitan centers.</p>
<p>A pair of 70-year-old reservoir dams that protect downtown Houston and a levee in a suburban subdivision began overflowing Tuesday, adding to the rising floodwaters.</p>
<p>Engineers began releasing water from the Addicks and Barker reservoirs Monday to ease the strain on the dams. But the releases were not enough to relieve the pressure after the relentless downpours, Army Corps of Engineers officials said. Both reservoirs are at record highs.</p>
<p>The release of the water means that more homes and streets will flood, and some homes will be inundated for up to a month, said Jeff Linder of the Harris County Flood Control District.</p>
<p>Officials in Houston were also keeping an eye on infrastructure such as bridges, roads and pipelines that are in the path of the floodwaters.</p>
<p>Water in the Houston Ship Channel, which serves the Port of Houston and Houston's petrochemical complex, is at levels never seen before, Linder said.</p>
<p>The San Jacinto River, which empties into the channel, has pipelines, roads and bridges not designed for the current deluge, Linder said, and the chance of infrastructure failures will increase the "longer we keep the water in place."</p>
<p>Among the worries is debris coming down the river and crashing into structures and the possibility that pipelines in the riverbed will be scoured by swift currents. In 1994, a pipeline ruptured on the river near Interstate 10 and caught fire.</p>
<p>After five consecutive days of rain, Harvey set a new continental U.S. record for rainfall for a tropical system.</p>
<p>The rains in Cedar Bayou, near Mont Belvieu, Texas, totaled 51.88 inches (132 centimeters) as of Tuesday afternoon. That's a record for both Texas and the continental United States, but it does not quite surpass the 52 inches (133 centimeters) from Tropical Cyclone Hiki in Kauai, Hawaii, in 1950, before Hawaii became a state.</p>
        
        
    </div>
<!-- /Article -->

                <div id="article__footer" class="article__footer">
                    <button id="commentButton" class="commentButton" type="button">View Comments</button>
                </div>
            </div>
        </article>
    </main>
    <div id="sidebar" class="sidebar"></div>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
    /* <![CDATA[ */
    if (window.location.host.substr(0,6) == "photos" ) {
        var arcs_page_template = 'gallery';
    } else {
        var arcs_page_template = 'article';  
    }
    /* ]]> */
</script>
  



		

		
		<!-- ./templates/global/shared/nav/footer.mtml start -->
<br />


	
    
	

  <footer id="footer">
    <div class="wrapper clearfix">

        <div id="footer-logos">
            <img src="//static.advance.net/static/nola/static/img/footer-logo-nola-inc.png" alt="NOLA.com All day. Every day.">
        </div>

        
            <div id="footer-col-1" class="footer-col">
                
                    <div class="cluster clearfix">
                        <h2>About Us</h2>

                        
                            <ul  >
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nolamediagroup.com/">About NOLA Media Group</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/communityrules">Community Rules</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nolamediagroup.com/solutions/">Advertise with us</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="https://www.advance.net/faqs/">Frequently Asked Questions</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                            </ul>
                        
                            <ul   aria-label="More from About Us" >
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://blog.nola.com/connect/page/nolacom_contacts_services_and.html">Contact Us</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/connect/">Contact Newsroom</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/Home/Home?partnerid=26212&amp;siteid=5409">Jobs at NOLA Media Group</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://blog.nola.com/corrections/2014/09/your_correction_request.html">Submit a Correction</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                            </ul>
                        
                    </div>
                
                    <div class="cluster clearfix">
                        <h2>The Times-Picayune</h2>

                        
                            <ul class="full-width" >
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="https://member.nola.com/">Subscribe</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://neworleanstimespicayune.la.newsmemory.com/">TP electronic edition</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://subscription.nola.com/">eNewsletters</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/mobile-device/">Get our apps &amp; text alerts</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="https://member.nola.com/">Report a wet or missing paper</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="https://member.nola.com/">Make a payment, manage your account</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://blog.nola.com/nola_river/atom.xml">RSS</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/tpstore">Times-Picayune Store</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://classifieds.nola.com/?cur_cat=6869&amp;orig_cat=6869&amp;property=nola.com&amp;orig_prop=nola.com&amp;temp_type=browse&amp;category=results&amp;tp=ME_nola&amp;classification=Notices%20and%20Announcements">Legal notices</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                            </ul>
                        
                    </div>
                
            </div>
        
            <div id="footer-col-2" class="footer-col">
                
                    <div class="cluster clearfix">
                        <h2>NOLA.com Sections</h2>

                        
                            <ul  >
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/news/">News</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/sports/">Sports</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/entertainment/">Entertainment</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/opinions/">Opinions</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://obits.nola.com/NOLA/DeathNotices.asp">Obituaries</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/weather/">Weather</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/noladotcom">Videos</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/live/">Webcams/Live!</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/siteindex/">Site Map</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                            </ul>
                        
                            <ul   aria-label="More from NOLA.com Sections" >
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/jobs/">Jobs</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://autos.nola.com/">Autos</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://realestate.nola.com/">Real Estate</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://realestate.nola.com/for-rent/">Rentals</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://classifieds.nola.com/">Classifieds</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://findnsave.nola.com/">Local Deals</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://businessfinder.nola.com/LA-New-Orleans">Local Businesses</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                            </ul>
                        
                    </div>
                
                    <div class="cluster clearfix">
                        <h2>Your Regional News Pages</h2>

                        
                            <ul  >
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/new-orleans/">New Orleans</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/st-bernard/">St. Bernard</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/east-jefferson/">East Jefferson</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/west-bank/">West Bank</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                            </ul>
                        
                            <ul   aria-label="More from Your Regional News Pages" >
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/northshore/">Northshore/St. Tammany</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/plaquemines/">Plaquemines</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/river-parishes/">River Parishes</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/baton-rouge/">Baton Rouge</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                            </ul>
                        
                    </div>
                
                    <div class="cluster clearfix">
                        <h2>Mobile</h2>

                        
                            <ul class="full-width" >
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/mobile-device/">Mobile Apps</a> | <a href="http://www.nola.com/mobile-device/">Mobile FAQ</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                            </ul>
                        
                    </div>
                
            </div>
        
            <div id="footer-col-3" class="footer-col">
                
                    <div class="cluster clearfix">
                        <h2>More on NOLA.com</h2>

                        
                            <ul class="full-width" >
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/placead/">Post a free classified ad</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/placead/">Sell your car</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/placead/">Sell/Rent your home</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://realestate.nola.com/for-rent/">Apartments and Rentals</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/sponsor-content-index/?prx_adpz=1125">Sponsor Content</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.nola.com/jobs/">Post a job</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                            </ul>
                        
                    </div>
                
                    <div class="cluster clearfix">
                        <h2>From MardiGras.com</h2>

                        
                            <ul class="full-width" >
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.mardigras.com/">Mardi Gras news</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.mardigras.com/parades/">Mardi Gras parade schedule</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.mardigras.com/events/">Mardi Gras events</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.mardigras.com/about/">Mardi Gras history</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.mardigras.com/photos-and-video/">Mardi Gras photos &amp; video</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                            </ul>
                        
                    </div>
                
                    <div class="cluster clearfix">
                        <h2>Follow Us</h2>

                        
                            <ul class="full-width" >
                                
                                    <li class="" style="">
                                        
                                            <a href="http://www.twitter.com/nolanews" class="adv-icn-twitter icn-link">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/nolanews" class="adv-icn-facebook icn-link">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://plus.google.com/105883288752706320720" class="adv-icn-google icn-link">Google+</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nolanews/" class="adv-icn-instagram icn-link">Instagram</a>
                                        
                                    </li>
                                
                            </ul>
                        
                    </div>
                
            </div>
        

    </div>

    <div id="disclaimer">
        <a href="http://www.advancedigital.com/" id="AdvanceDigitalLogo">Advance Digital</a>
        <p>
            Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our
            <a href="http://www.nola.com/user-agreement/">User Agreement</a> and
            <a href="http://www.nola.com/user-agreement/#privacy">Privacy Policy</a>
        </p>
        <p>
            &copy; 2018 NOLA Media Group. All rights reserved (<a href="http://www.nola.com/aboutus/">About Us</a>).<br>
            The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used,
            except with the prior written permission of NOLA Media Group.</p>
        <p>
            <a href="http://www.nola.com/communityrules">Community Rules</a>
            apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site.</p>
        <p>
            <a href="http://www.advance.net/advancedigitalUserAgreementPP/#opt_out">
            <img src="//static.advance.net/static/common/img/ad_choices_arrow_transparent.png" alt=""> Ad Choices</a>
        </p>
    </div>
</footer>

  
  <!-- this is no longer used for site catalyst -->


	



<!-- ./templates/global/shared/nav/footer.mtml end -->


		
		<!-- Quantcast Tag moved to bottom_1 -->

		
		<!-- Nielsen code moved to bottom1 -->


		
			
				
				<script type="text/javascript" >
				/* <![CDATA[ */
				
 				

	


	


		window.m_context = "blog_entry";
	
			window.m_blog_type = "text";
			window.m_blog_id = "2179";
			window.m_blog_name = "Hurricane News and Storm Tracking";
			window.m_blog_url = "http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/";
			window.m_blog_newspaper = "The Times-Picayune";
			window.m_section = "News";
			window.m_subsection = "|||||||";
	
	
		
				window.m_entry_title = "Harvey: At least 18 dead, 13,000 rescued in Houston, southeast Texas";
				window.m_entry_categories = "";
				window.m_entry_author_name = "The Associated Press";
				window.m_entry_author_username = "nolaap";
				window.m_entry_author_public_email = "Unknown";
				window.m_entry_creation_date = "Wednesday, August 30, 2017,  8:43 AM";
				window.m_entry_wordcount = "1009";

			
			
				
						window.m_page_type = 'cal';
					window.moat_section = window.m_page_type;
				
			
		
			window.m_entry_basename = "harvey_death_toll_texas_increa";
			window.m_entry_link = "http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2017/08/harvey_death_toll_texas_increa.html";
			window.m_entry_tags = "br-homepage;homepage;hurricane;hurricane harvey;news;tropical storm harvey;weather";
			window.m_entry_keywords = "";
			window.m_entry_id = "21220097";
			window.m_entry_entities = "[{ \"entityType\": \"City\", \"entity\": \"Houston\" },{ \"entityType\": \"StateOrCounty\", \"entity\": \"Texas\" },{ \"entityType\": \"Person\", \"entity\": \"Harvey\" }]";
	



				
				

/* setting vars here; moved core js to media server in movabletype.js */
	window.blogId = 2179;
	window.blogIdStr = "&blog_id=2179";
	window.blogURL = "http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/";
	window.blogType = "text";
	window.blogLayout = "impact_home";

	window.advAffiliate = "nola";
	window.advDomain = "nola.com";
	window.advEnvPrefix = "";
	window.advVersion = "alpha";

	window.mtAffiliate = "nola";
	window.mtArmorValue = "b99323674e3e2cd648f110c799176116a9a2927c";




				
				window.Social = {
            'title':'Harvey: At least 18 dead, 13,000 rescued in Houston, southeast Texas',
            'link':'http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2017/08/harvey_death_toll_texas_increa.html',
            'desc': 'More than 17,000 people have sought refuge in Texas shelters.',
	    'thumbnail': 'http://media.nola.com/tpphotos/photo/2017/08/29/23326107-standard.jpg'
   };


				
				/* ]]> */
				</script>
				<script type="text/javascript">
					window.mtCookieName = "mt_blog_user";
					window.mtSessionCookieName = "mt_commenter";
					window.mtCookieDomain = document.location.host.replace(/([0-9a-z\-]+?\.)+([0-9a-z\-]+?\.[a-z]{3})/, ".$2");
					window.mtCookiePath = "/";
					window.mtCookieTimeout = 14400;
					window.signinSubDomain = window.advEnvPrefix.match("dev") ? "http://signup" : "https://signup";
					window.mediaURL = "http://media" + window.advEnvPrefix + "." + window.advDomain + "/design/" + window.advVersion;
					window.avatarURL = "http://media" + window.advEnvPrefix + "." + window.advDomain + "/avatars";
					window.mtRegistrationAllowed = !0;
					window.mtRegistrationRequired = !0;
					window.mtRegisterCGIPath = window.signinSubDomain + window.advEnvPrefix + ".advance.net/";
					window.mtRelativeCGIPath = "/cgi-bin/mte/";
					window.mtCommunityScript = "community/";
					window.mtCaptchaFields = "";
					
					window.mmm = {
						caption: "",
						credit: "",
						id: "23326092",
						
						type: "gallery",
						url: "http://media.nola.com/tpphotos/photo/2017/08/29/23326097-small.jpg"
						
					};
					
				</script>
				<script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.advance.net/static/nola/static/js/cal.4.js"></script>
				<script type="text/javascript">
				(function(a,b,c,d){
				var affiliate = ARCS.lmg;
				affiliate = (affiliate === 'mardigras') ? 'nola' : affiliate;
				a='//tags.tiqcdn.com/utag/advancedigital/' + affiliate + '/prod/utag.js';
				b=document;c='script';d=b.createElement(c);d.src=a;d.type='text/java'+c;d.async=true;
				a=b.getElementsByTagName(c)[0];a.parentNode.insertBefore(d,a);
				})();
				</script>
			
		

		
	</body>
</html>

	



