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	Hurricane Harvey brought <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/us/harvey-houston-texas-louisiana/index.html" target="_blank">devastating flooding and destruction</a> to the state of Texas over the weekend. The rains and flooding are continuing, and experts are predicting that 450,000 will be in need of disaster relief.</p>
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	The hurricane was upgraded to a Category 4 storm before it hit southeast Texas, affecting cities from Corpus Christi to Rockport to Houston.</p>
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	The small Texas town of Rockport where the eye of the hurricane came ashore is predicted to face a deluge of over 27 inches of rain. At its most severe, Harvey pummeled Rockport and other nearby cities with up to 215 mph winds.</p>
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	Five people are reportedly dead in the aftermath of the hurricane which continues to bring drenching rain and winds to Texas, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/26/us/hurricane-harvey-landfall/index.html" target="_blank">according to CNN.com</a>. </p>
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	"There's been widespread devastation," Rockport Mayor Charles Wax told CNN late Saturday morning. "We've already taken a severe blow from the storm, but we're anticipating another one when the flooding comes," he added.</p><div class="ad text-center clear "><div id="desktop_middle_300x250-1"></div><div id="tablet_middle_300x250-1"></div><div id="mobile_middle_300x250-2"></div> </div>
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	Harvey has been downgraded to a Category 1 storm, but is still capable of reaching 75 mph winds and bringing widespread flooding.</p>
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	Houston’s mayor Sylvester Turner has urged residents to heed the National Weather Service’s warning to “stay put” while rescue efforts are underway.</p>
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	"It's going to last four to five days," said Turner on on Sunday. “This is Day One."</p>
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	Texas is receiving aid from the federal government, and officials have warned that recovery efforts will take months, and possibly years.</p>
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	“This disaster is going to be a landmark event," Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/27/federal-emergency-officials-preparing-years-recovery-efforts-states-hittexas-and-other-harvey-target/606036001/" target="_blank">told CNN on Sunday</a>. “We’re setting up and gearing up for the next couple of years.’’</p>
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