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		<h1 class="article__headline">Tropical Storm Irma set to become a devastating HURRICANE this week as it steamrollers towards flood-ravaged America after Harvey</h1></section>

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		<p>The cyclone is currently near Cape Verde off the coast of Africa but boffins still aren't sure if it will affect the US as it picks up the pieces from Harvey</p>
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				<span>31st August 2017,</span>
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									<p class="article__content article__content--intro">AMERICA&#8217;S pain may not yet be over as in the wake of Hurricane Harvey another storm could be on its way.</p>
<p>Tropical storm Irma has become the ninth storm to be given a name during this years hurricane season and is currently out in the Atlantic near Cape Verde.</p>
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<p>It has so far whipped up maximum sustained winds of around 60mph but is expected to develop into a hurricane by today or tomorrow.</p>
<p>Weather boffins say it is too soon to say whether it will impact the USA but it is currently still heading west.</p>
<p>Irma is still around 3,000 miles from Miami and is moving at a speed of around 13mph.</p>
<p>Another storm could also form in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend, potentially bringing yet more rainfall to Texas and Lousiana.</p>
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		The ninth named storm of the hurricane season is currently picking up speed near Cape Verde off the coast of Africa	</figcaption>
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		Weather experts say it is currently too soon to tell if the storm will affect the USA	</figcaption>
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<p>At least 38 are dead as the Governor of Texas warned the worst of Hurricane Harvey could still be to come.</p>
<p>Greg Abbott told Texans they remained in danger as rain continued to pour onto the devastating floodwaters that ravaged the state following the storm.</p>
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		Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned Texans they remained in danger as rain continued to pour onto the devastating floodwaters that ravage the state following Hurricane Harvey	</figcaption>
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		Abbott said: &#8216;The worst is not yet over as far as the rain goes for southeast Texas. There&#8217;s more to come&#8217;	</figcaption>
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		He even claimed the storm could prove worse than Hurricane Katrina	</figcaption>
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		Elderly residents at a care home in Buffalo Bayou were left in floodwaters	</figcaption>
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		A massive rescue mission is now under way to save those worst affected by the flooding caused by the storm	</figcaption>
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		<a href="#"><p><img class="size-thesun-article-image wp-image-1469107" alt="Nearly 25,000 troops have been drafted in the help with the rescue effort" src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict000349194650.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" width="960" height="618" /></p></a>

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		<a href="#"><p><img class="size-thesun-article-image wp-image-1469108" alt="But for some it was too late. Members of a family killed when their van smashed fleeing the storm were removed from the vehicle yesterday" src="https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nintchdbpict0003491689011.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960" width="960" height="688" /></p></a>

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		But for some it was too late. Members of a family killed when their van smashed fleeing the storm were removed from the vehicle yesterday	</figcaption>
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<p>Abbott said: &#8220;The worst is not yet over as far as the rain goes for southeast Texas. There&#8217;s more to come.&#8221;</p>
<p>He even claimed the storm could prove worse than Hurricane Katrina &#8211; which left nearly 2,000 dead around New Orleans in 2005.</p>
<p>The Governor added: &#8220;When you consider the population, size, and square mile size of the area impacted both by the hurricane swathe and the flooding, it&#8217;s far larger than Katrina, far larger than Sandy.&#8221;</p>
<p>Abbot later claimed the cost of the damage could come to more than <strong>£120 BILLION.</strong></p>
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<p>Authorities believe it could take days before rain stops falling on the northeastern reaches of Texas, and even longer for the floodwaters to drain.</p>
<p>Houston, one of the worst-hit areas, is slowly starting to drain as the storm moves into Louisiana.</p>
<p>But 30,000 Americans are feared to be homeless following the cataclysmic storm that ripped through the Lone Star State.</p>
<p>A total of 24,000 soldiers have been assigned to assist with the monumental clean-up operation.</p>
<p>Heart-wrenching photos reveal the devastation caused to Houston, which now faces fears of a chemical plant explosion and overflowing dams.</p>
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<p>Areas of the city saw more than 50 inches of rain in a matter of days — more than the average rainfall for an entire year.</p>
<p>The dead include a police sergeant, retired high school coach and six members of one family.</p>
<p>Flash flood warnings were in place in Louisiana yesterday as Hurricane Harvey moved north.</p>
<p>Ten thousand survivors have fled to the city's convention centre - double the number of evacuees expected to cram into the overcrowded shelter where people are forced to sleep on chairs and on the floor.</p>
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<p>Yesterday Houston mayor Sylvester Turner imposed a city-wide curfew from midnight to 5am in an attempt to prevent looters targeting abandoned homes.</p>
<p>Among the dead are 83-year-old Ola Mae Crooks, Alexander Kwoksum Sung, 64, police officer Steve Perez and Ruben Jordan, a retired high school coach.</p>
<p>Agnes Stanley, 89, was found in floodwater in a home, while Travis Lynn Callihan, 45, died after leaving his vehicle in high waters.</p>
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