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<p>The storm has ripped off roofs, snapped powerlines, and triggered tornadoes and flash floods.</p> <p>Hurricane Harvey, the most powerful storm to hit the US state of Texas since 1961, made landfall on Friday evening, as authorities warned of catastrophic ocean surges and winds.</p> <p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he would activate 1,800 members of the military to help with the statewide clean-up while 1,000 people would conduct search-and-rescue operations.</p> <p>Officials and media in the coastal city of Rockport, where the first fatality has been reported, are already reporting significant damage.  </p> <p>They said that a high school, a hotel, a senior housing complex and other buildings being used as shelters had been damaged by the storm.</p> <div class="picBox	full

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</div> <div class="teaserContentWrap"> <div class="tools"> </div> <h4>Hurricane Harvey: 'A major disaster'</h4> <h2>Preparations</h2> <p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned people ahead of landfall that Hurricane Harvey "is going to be a very major disaster." Emergency services installed surge walls on critical roads near the Gulf Coast as the hurricane gained strength before reaching land.</p> </div> </li> <!-- Picture gallery - related image --> <li class="hideBeforeLoad"> <div class="teaserImg"> <img src="/image/40246358_303.jpg" title="Empty shelves at a grocery store in Texas before Hurricane Harvey makes landfall" alt="Empty shelves at a grocery store in Texas before Hurricane Harvey makes landfall" />
</div> <div class="teaserContentWrap"> <div class="tools"> </div> <h4>Hurricane Harvey: 'A major disaster'</h4> <h2>Empty shelves</h2> <p>In a rush to prepare for the major hurricane, shoppers have emptied shelves at grocery stores. In the wake of a devastating hurricane, there can be a general lack of access to basic supplies, including food, medicine and water.</p> </div> </li> <!-- Picture gallery - related image --> <li class="hideBeforeLoad"> <div class="teaserImg"> <img src="/image/40246334_303.jpg" title="A man surfing in Galveston, Texas before Hurricane Harvey makes landfall" alt="A man surfing in Galveston, Texas before Hurricane Harvey makes landfall" />
</div> <div class="teaserContentWrap"> <div class="tools"> </div> <h4>Hurricane Harvey: 'A major disaster'</h4> <h2>Surf's up</h2> <p>While emergency services prepared for Hurricane Harvey, others took the opportunity to surf. Ahead of major hurricanes, surfers have often taken to the rough waves before a major hurricane for a thrill ride.</p> </div> </li> <!-- Picture gallery - related image --> <li class="hideBeforeLoad"> <div class="teaserImg"> <img src="/image/40246320_303.jpg" title="A woman holds a cat before Hurricane Harvey makes landfall" alt="A woman holds a cat before Hurricane Harvey makes landfall" />
</div> <div class="teaserContentWrap"> <div class="tools"> </div> <h4>Hurricane Harvey: 'A major disaster'</h4> <h2>Cats before the storm</h2> <p>Preparing for a hurricane means different things for different people. For volunteers at the Calhoun Country Humane Society, it means rushing to find homes for the remaining animals at the shelter.</p> </div> </li> <!-- Picture gallery - related image --> <li class="hideBeforeLoad"> <div class="teaserImg"> <img src="/image/40247716_303.jpg" title="Satellite picture of Hurricane Harvey (picture-alliance/ZUMA Wire/Noaa)" alt="Satellite picture of Hurricane Harvey (picture-alliance/ZUMA Wire/Noaa)" />
</div> <div class="teaserContentWrap"> <div class="tools"> </div> <h4>Hurricane Harvey: 'A major disaster'</h4> <h2>A huge swirl from space ...</h2> <p>Hurricane Harvey was a threatening sight as it came in from the Gulf of Mexico. The extent of Harvey is well-captured in this shot from the GOES-16 satellite.</p> </div> </li> <!-- Picture gallery - related image --> <li class="hideBeforeLoad"> <div class="teaserImg"> <img src="/image/40247845_303.jpg" title="Traffic lights knocked over in Corpus Christi (Reuters/A. Latif)" alt="Traffic lights knocked over in Corpus Christi (Reuters/A. Latif)" />
</div> <div class="teaserContentWrap"> <div class="tools"> </div> <h4>Hurricane Harvey: 'A major disaster'</h4> <h2>... and huge damage on the ground</h2> <p>These traffic lights in Corpus Christi shine on despite having been bowled over by the winds ahead of Hurricane Harvey. Authorities expect widespread devastation. </p> </div> </li> <!-- Picture gallery - related image --> <li class="hideBeforeLoad"> <div class="teaserImg"> <img src="/image/40247995_303.jpg" title="Hurricane Harvey (Getty Images/AFP/M. Ralston)" alt="Hurricane Harvey (Getty Images/AFP/M. Ralston)" />
</div> <div class="teaserContentWrap"> <div class="tools"> </div> <h4>Hurricane Harvey: 'A major disaster'</h4> <h2>Battered coastline</h2> <p>Seaside houses in Corpus Christi have come in for a bruising, after Harvey barreled into the Texas coast with winds of 209 kilometers per hour (130 miles per hour). But the hurricane was later downgraded from Category 4 - the second-highest - to Category 2. That still means wind speeds of up to 177 kilometers per hour, though.</p> </div> </li> </ul> <br class="clearfix" /> <div class="teaserNavWrap"> <div class="slidePagination"> <div style="float: right"> <a class="function tostart" href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow"></a> <a class="function rwd" href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow"></a> <a class="function fwd" href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow"></a> <a class="function toend" href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow"></a> </div> <a class="function playpause" href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow"></a> <span class="slideshowNav"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Mixed signals</strong></p> <p>Governor Abbott urged residents of Houston, a city of 2.3 million people, to head north away from the coast. But the county's top elected official insisted that residents of the city should not evacuate. Ed Emmett, the Harris County judge, said although the hurricane was expected to dump lots of rain on Houston, the city wasn't expected to receive the large amounts of storm surge expected in other areas. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner urged residents to stay in their homes and off the roads. </p> <p>Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) chief Brock Long had earlier warned eastern Texans that the window to be evacuated was closing rapidly. "Texas is about to have a very significant disaster," Long said.</p> <div class="picBox	full

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