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                <p class="sdc-news-article-header__standfirst">After hitting the Texas coast at full force, Storm Harvey is slowly moving inland with millions set for days of rain and floods.</p>
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                    <p class="sdc-news-story-article__byline">By Bethany Minelle, News Reporter</p>
        
                <p class="sdc-news-story-article__intro">Millions of Texans are facing days of torrential rain and "catastrophic flooding" in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.</p>
        
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</div><p>Up to 40 inches (102cm) of rainfall is predicted in some areas, with the mayor of Houston - the fourth most populous city in the US - telling people to prepare for a "major water event".</p><p>Sylvester Turner also advised people to stay off the roads, cautioning residents: "This is serious".</p><div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image">
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<p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned of the "potential for very dramatic flooding", expanding the state's declaration of emergency from the original 30 counties to 50.</p><p>The category 4 hurricane, which was later downgraded to a tropical storm, is forecast to bring deluges of rain and flash floods as it slowly moves inland.</p><p>One man died when his house caught fire in Rockport, a small coastal town which has been particularly badly hit by the storm. A woman in Houston who appeared to have gotten out of her vehicle in high water was also killed.</p> <div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image">
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<p>Buildings were destroyed and boats sunk in the marina as the small community was hit with the full force of the storm.</p><p>One resident described seeing tornadoes rip up trees and lift ponies into the air before scooping up a caravan with an entire family inside.</p><div class="ad ad--mpu-mobile"><div class="sdc-site-au " data-ad-format="mpu" data-type=""><div class="sdc-site-au__mpu" data-role="ad-container" data-config="{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;mpu-inline-mobile&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;20346936\/skynews\/world\/content&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:{&quot;mobile&quot;:[[300,250]],&quot;tablet&quot;:[[300,250]],&quot;desktop&quot;:[[300,250]]},&quot;targeting&quot;:{&quot;platform&quot;:&quot;live&quot;,&quot;artId&quot;:11008114}}" data-targeting-strnativekey="" data-targeting-platform="" data-tag="" data-component-name="sdc-site-mpu" aria-label="Advertisement" id="mpu-inline-mobile" data-tolerance="2"></div></div>
</div><p>Hundreds of thousands of people across the state have also been left without power, with the electricity grid damaged by the storm.</p> <div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image">
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<p>Mobile phone networks and internet services have also been wiped out.</p><p>Sky News Correspondent Siobhan Robbins, who is in Rockport, said: "The hurricane has left its scar on every street here, and now flooding threatens.</p><p>"While this town is determined to rebuild, the true extent of what and who they've lost still hasn't been revealed."</p><div><div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-related-stories" data-component-name="sdc-article-related-stories">
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