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</figure><p class="story-body__introduction">Texas Governor Greg Abbott has warned that severe flooding is his main worry as the rains from Tropical Storm Harvey continue to lash the state. </p><p>Mr Abbott said the cities of Houston and Corpus Christi had already received as much as 20in (50cm) of rain.</p><p>He said another 40in of rain could be due before the storm subsides midweek. </p><p>Rescue efforts are being hampered by strong winds and thousands are without power. Two deaths have been confirmed, in the Rockport area and Houston. </p><ul class="story-body__unordered-list">
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</figure><h2 class="story-body__crosshead">At the eye of the storm</h2><p><strong>James Cook, BBC News, Rockport</strong></p><p>In the wreckage of Rockport locals are the first responders.</p><p>Residents have been going door-to-door checking to see if their neighbours are dead or alive.</p><p>The little town has not been destroyed but it is in bad shape, particularly in the poorer quarters where trailer homes have been smashed open by the wind.</p><p>Debris is trailing from the tops of trees and on the porch of one modest property a rain-sodden American flag lies on the ground: a splash of red, white and blue amid the green leaves of fallen trees.</p><p>Most people appear to have got out just in time with many leaving only at the last minute as the full power of the storm became clear.</p><p><a href="/news/world-us-canada-41065335" class="story-body__link">Too poor to flee the hurricane</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-41060671" class="story-body__link">Hurricane Harvey as it happened</a></p><hr class="story-body__line"><figure class="media-landscape has-caption full-width">
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        </figure><p>Harvey began as a major category four hurricane - the first to make landfall in the US in 12 years - before it was downgraded to a tropical storm later on Saturday.</p><p>Mr Abbott warned of the "potential for very dramatic flooding" from the storm while expanding a declaration of emergency in the state from 30 counties to 50.</p><p>He has mobilised 1,800 military personnel to help with rescue and repair operations.</p><p>Forecasts say that up to 40in (1m) of rain could fall in some areas of the middle and upper Texas coast, <a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/261451.shtml" class="story-body__link-external">the hurricane center (NHC) warned</a>. Such precipitation could trigger flooding in low-lying areas and near water outlets and rivers.</p><p><a href="http://www.weather.gov/" class="story-body__link-external">The National Weather Service</a> cautioned that the storm was so severe that many areas could be uninhabitable for months.</p><p>The storm has now mostly moved inland, officials say, with several places already reported to have received well over 10in of rain.</p><p>But coastal areas will also be flooded by storm surges during high tide, the NHC said.</p><figure class="media-landscape has-caption full-width">
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