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<p>A man walks past a damaged car in the aftermath of Typhoon Hato in Macau on August 26, 2017. The Chinese army on August 25 joined relief efforts in Macau where at least 10 people died after a huge typhoon ripped through the gambling hub, as troops were drafted in to clear piles of debris still blocking streets. DALE DE LA REY / AFP</p>
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<p>Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds, the first major storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years.</p>
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<p>The storm roared ashore at the town of Rockport &#8212; near Corpus Christi, a major US oil industry hub &#8212; packing sustained winds of 130 miles per hour (215 kilometers per hour), a Category Four hurricane on the five-level storm scale.</p>
<p>A few hours later the storm made a second landfall just north of Rockport as a Category Three hurricane, with winds of 125 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.</p><div class='code-block code-block-5' style='margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; clear: both;'>
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<p>Harvey lost strength as it moved inland over south Texas and dropped to a still-dangerous Category Two storm, with winds of 100 mph, and then to a Category One with winds of 90 mph, the NHC said at 1000 GMT.</p>
<p>President Donald Trump granted Texas Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s request to declare a &#8220;major disaster&#8221; zone in the state to speed federal aid to the millions in harm&#8217;s way. Abbot in turn activated more than 1,000 National Guardsmen to help with evacuation and recovery.</p>
<p>The NHC warned of likely &#8220;catastrophic and life-threatening flooding&#8221; due to the massive rainfall forecast and the huge storm surge, which could reach 13 feet (nearly four meters) in some places.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Harvey is expected to slow down through the day and meander over southeastern Texas through the middle of next week,&#8221; the NHC said.</p><div class='code-block code-block-5' style='margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; clear: both;'>
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<p><strong>Oil production crippled </strong><br />
Meteorologists warned that tornadoes were possible through Saturday from Texas into Louisiana, which is also expected to take a major hit.</p>
<p>The powerful storm has forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes and crippled oil production in the Gulf.</p>
<p>Rockport Mayor Patrick Rios had blunt words for those determined to stay, telling them to &#8220;mark their arm with a Sharpie pen, put their social security number&#8221; &#8212; to identify them if they were found dead.</p>
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<p>There was widespread tree damage in Rockport and vehicles damaged &#8220;all over the place,&#8221; as well as 10 people injured from roof collapses, City Manager Kevin Carruth told the Corpus Christi Caller-Times around midnight.</p><div class='code-block code-block-5' style='margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; clear: both;'>
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<p>As he headed to the Camp David presidential retreat for the weekend with his family, Trump said: &#8220;Good luck to everybody.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Supermarkets stripped bare </strong><br />
Harvey, the most powerful hurricane to hit the mainland since Wilma struck Florida in 2005, could dump up to 40 inches (more than one meter) of rain on the area over the next few days &#8212; and cause billions of dollars in damage. </p>
<p>2005 was a huge year for hurricanes &#8212; before Wilma, Hurricane Katrina pummeled New Orleans, leaving more than 1,800 dead and becoming one of the greatest domestic headaches for then-president George W. Bush.</p>
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<p>Coastal Texas is a fast-growing area, with some 1.5 million people moving into the area since 1999. Authorities said the combination of dense growth and perhaps a year&#8217;s worth of rain falling in just four or five days could prove deadly. </p><div class='code-block code-block-5' style='margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; clear: both;'>
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<p>Supermarket aisles were stripped bare, homes and shops had boarded up windows. The NHC warned of the &#8220;complete destruction of mobile homes,&#8221; of many buildings &#8220;washing away,&#8221; and some areas being left &#8220;uninhabitable for weeks or months&#8221;.</p>
<p><strong>&#8216;More powerful than projected&#8217; </strong><br />
In 2005, Bush faced severe criticism after FEMA appeared unprepared for the devastating damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina. In a series of tweets throughout Friday, Trump said he was closely monitoring the storm&#8217;s progress.</p>
<p>&#8220;Storm turned Hurricane is getting much bigger and more powerful than projected. Federal Government is on site and ready to respond. Be safe!&#8221; he wrote after arriving at Camp David.</p>
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<p>Sheriff Frank Osborne of Matagorda County, where evacuations were mandatory, told local TV station KHOU that he would not risk the lives of his deputies &#8220;to save somebody that didn&#8217;t leave when they were asked to.&#8221;</p>
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<p>In Louisiana, Governor John Bel Edwards issued an emergency declaration for his entire state, as authorities in New Orleans &#8212; where Katrina did the most damage &#8212; readied high-water rescue vehicles and boats.</p>

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