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Rescuers answered hundreds of calls for help as floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey began to fill second-story homes." data-buy="false" data-credit="Mark Mulligan/AP" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="2592" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/Interactivity/Images/APTOPIX_Harvey_22357-201a8.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> <div class='wp-volt-gal-slide-gal-title'></div> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="e7b90530-8b37-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="A man wades through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston." data-buy="false" data-credit="David J. 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Authorities urged stranded families to seek refuge on their rooftops. " data-buy="false" data-credit="Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="5184" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/Harvey_21324-d22cf.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="e54f339a-8b6f-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="A gauge shows the depth of water at an underpass on Interstate 10 at over eleven feet." data-buy="false" data-credit="Scott Olson/Getty Images" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="3000" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/839840238.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="64e8e748-8b77-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="Area residents use a canoe to rescue motorists stranded on Interstate 45." data-buy="false" data-credit="Richard Carson/Reuters" data-title="  Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="3500" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/2017-08-27T221955Z_1792683123_RC16378915F0_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.516"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="3be42716-8b47-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="Residents wade through floodwaters in Houston." data-buy="false" data-credit="David J. Phillip/AP" data-title="Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="2303" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/Harvey_82561-c8784.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.823"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="be7c838e-8b4d-11e7-91d5-ab4e4bb76a3a" data-caption="Wilford Martinez, bottom, grabs the median as he is rescued from his flooded car along Interstate 610 in Houston." data-buy="false" data-credit="David J. Phillip/AP" data-title="Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="5154" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/Production/Daily/A-Section/Images/Harvey_88044-95339.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.496"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="bb832e9e-8b6b-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="Houston Police SWAT officer Daryl Hudeck carries Connie Pham and her 13-month-old son, Aiden, after rescuing them from their home in Houston." data-buy="false" data-credit="David J. Phillip/AP" data-title="  Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="3789" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/Harvey_88422-30f76.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.492"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="aa096912-8b6b-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="People walk through the flooded waters of Telephone Road in Houston." data-buy="false" data-credit="Thomas B. Shea/AFP/Getty Images" data-title="  Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="3000" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/AFP_RW2B5.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.525"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="ef7667e6-8b6d-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="People watch heavy rain from the relative safety of a flooded gas station in Houston." data-buy="false" data-credit="Charlie Riedel/AP" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="5040" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/Harvey_10243-d1c95.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.599"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="3f5c924c-8b98-11e7-9c53-6a169beb0953" data-caption="Volunteers rescue people from their flooded homes along Beamer Road in Houston." data-buy="true" data-credit="Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="5776" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/28/National-Politics/Images/Botsford170827Hurricane19793.JPG?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="1c8241d6-8b98-11e7-9c53-6a169beb0953" data-caption="Vehicles are abandoned in flood water along Beamer Road in Houston." data-buy="true" data-credit="Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="5794" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/28/National-Politics/Images/Botsford170827Hurricane19789.JPG?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="ff121fde-8b58-11e7-9c53-6a169beb0953" data-caption="People walk through flood water near interstate 10 in Houston." data-buy="true" data-credit="Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="3969" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/28/National-Politics/Images/Botsford170827Hurricane19783.JPG?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="e2411b80-8b58-11e7-9c53-6a169beb0953" data-caption="A resident floats pets and belongings on an air mattress along Mercury drive in Houston." data-buy="true" data-credit="Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017 " data-max-width="5766" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Politics/Images/Botsford170827Hurricane19776.JPG?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="eea314b0-8b6b-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="A resident of Bayou on the Bend watches the first floor flood as the Buffalo Bayou continues to rise in Houston." data-buy="false" data-credit="Brian Davidson/Getty Images" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="4914" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/839922632.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="b5660e54-8b44-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="A man walks through floodwaters as he evacuates from his home in Houston." data-buy="false" data-credit="Charlie Riedel/AP" data-title="Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="4792" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/Harvey_30707-1806e.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.791"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="6ee4419c-8b69-11e7-91d5-ab4e4bb76a3a" data-caption="Waters rush from a large sinkhole on Highway FM 762 in Rosenberg, near Houston." data-buy="false" data-credit="John Mone/AP" data-title="Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="3952" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/Production/Daily/A-Section/Images/Harvey_00104-64d00.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.533"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="5d50d4a6-8b5d-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="Neighbors are using their personal boats to rescue flooded residents in Friendswood." data-buy="false" data-credit="Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle/AP" data-title="Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="5472" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/APTOPIX_Harvey_84071-85967.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="5aa6795a-8b57-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="Texas National Guard soldiers aid residents in Houston." data-buy="false" data-credit="1Lt. Zachary West, 100th MPAD/Texas Military Department/Reuters" data-title="Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="2209" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/2017-08-27T183718Z_563994901_RC13DF959D00_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.333"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="28c6a0fe-8b57-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="Ruby Young waits with her husband, Claude Young, after being rescued from their flooded home by boat and taken to a pickup point along Edgebrook. The elderly man had many medical issues from a stroke in May. " data-buy="false" data-credit="Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle/AP" data-title="Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="4478" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/Harvey_45521-ba597.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.389"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="b859058a-8b58-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="Precinct 6 Deputy Constables Sgt. Paul Fernandez, from left, Sgt. Michael Tran and Sgt. Radha Patel rescue an elderly woman on North MacGregor Way, near Brays Bayou." data-buy="false" data-credit="Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle/AP" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="3387" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/Harvey_05532-aa619.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.257"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="3be29558-8b98-11e7-9c53-6a169beb0953" data-caption="Volunteers rescue people using an air boat on Beamer Road in Houston." data-buy="true" data-credit="Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="5584" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/28/National-Politics/Images/Botsford170827Hurricane19796.JPG?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="981f10e8-8b58-11e7-9c53-6a169beb0953" data-caption="Vehicles stop at the edge of the flooded 610 highway in Houston." data-buy="true" data-credit="Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="4672" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Politics/Images/Botsford170827Hurricane19788.JPG?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="81df58d4-8b57-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="A man walks down the median as trucks navigate floodwaters along Interstate-610 in Houston." data-buy="false" data-credit="David J. Phillip/AP" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="5207" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/Harvey_91846-79577.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="2.13"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="8c4ffcb0-8b89-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37" data-caption="People wait outside a funeral home to evacuate in Dickinson, Tex." data-buy="false" data-credit="Rick Wilking/Reuters" data-title="Aug. 27, 2017 " data-max-width="3500" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/28/National-Enterprise/Images/2017-08-27T235917Z_82393232_RC14B41A5B00_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.686"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="1f8b3c54-8b55-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="People seek shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center." data-buy="false" data-credit="Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle/AP" data-title="Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="4032" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Politics/Images/Harvey_95094-eb47d.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.333"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="250acf78-8b55-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="A woman carries her child into a shelter in downtown Houston." data-buy="false" data-credit="LM Otero/AP" data-title="Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="5382" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Politics/Images/Harvey_03810-e6a68.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.649"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="4f81de5c-8b57-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="Terranysha Ferguson holds her son, Christian Phillips as she sits with the rest of her family at the George R. Brown Convention Center." data-buy="false" data-credit="Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle/AP" data-title="Aug. 27, 2017 " data-max-width="2500" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/Harvey_Houston_85982-85d07.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.413"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="36f69cf4-8b77-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="A couple of evacuees carry their dogs into the the George R. Brown Convention Center." data-buy="false" data-credit="Nick Oxford/Reuters" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="3500" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/2017-08-27T222601Z_1537199285_RC165CD5C120_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.497"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="552ed2a4-8b77-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="Evacuees arrive to seek shelter with Red Cross volunteers at the convention center." data-buy="false" data-credit="Marianna Parraga/Reuters" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="3500" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/2017-08-27T221052Z_882266496_RC1E754765D0_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.315"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="2211fab2-8b55-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="D’Ona Spears reacts as she is 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data-credit="Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017." data-max-width="1600" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Politics/Images/Harvey_45965-adc16.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.644"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="3c73366e-8b55-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="Heavy damage in the main street after Hurricane Harvey hit Port Aransas." data-buy="false" data-credit="Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="5328" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Politics/Images/AFP_RW1HH.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.473"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="60bff1e8-8b72-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2" data-caption="Melani Zurawski cries while inspecting her home in Port Aransas." data-buy="false" data-credit="Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="1600" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Politics/Images/CORRECTION_Harvey_98727-cefef.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.508"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="91199994-8b58-11e7-9c53-6a169beb0953" data-caption="Downtown Houston is seen in rain and clouds." data-buy="true" data-credit="Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post" data-title=" Aug. 27, 2017" data-max-width="4981" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Politics/Images/Botsford170827Hurricane19755.JPG?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="3b77cdc8-8a6b-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5" data-caption="Hurricane winds in Corpus Christi, Tex., knocked a traffic light off its base." data-buy="false" data-credit="Eric Gay/Associated Press" data-title="Aug. 26, 2017" data-max-width="5088" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/26/National-Enterprise/Images/APTOPIX_Harvey_39777-86b2b.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.679"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="22b6e42a-8b17-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37" data-caption="Damage is seen in Bayside." data-buy="false" data-credit="Daniel Kramer/AFP/Getty Images" data-title="Aug. 26, 2017 " data-max-width="6720" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/AFP_RV5WU.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="287aa662-8b17-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37" data-caption="Cars are seen below a collapsed shelter in Galveston." data-buy="false" data-credit="Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images" data-title="Aug. 26, 2017 " data-max-width="4500" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/AFP_RV4WY.jpg?env=A" 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data-uuid="68ad5d32-8aaa-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb" data-caption="Firefighters search for survivors at an apartment complex in Rockport." data-buy="true" data-credit="Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post" data-title="Aug. 26, 2017" data-max-width="5337" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/26/National-Politics/Images/Botsford170826Hurricane19715.JPG?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="2477a77a-8aab-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb" data-caption="A firefighter looks for survivors in an apartment in Rockport." data-buy="true" data-credit="Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post" data-title=" Aug. 26, 2017" data-max-width="6000" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/26/National-Politics/Images/Botsford170826Hurricane19737.JPG?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="6598f82c-8aaa-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb" data-caption="Damaged houses and floodwaters in Rockport." data-buy="true" data-credit="Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post" data-title="Aug. 26, 2017" data-max-width="5373" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/26/National-Politics/Images/Botsford170826Hurricane19754.JPG?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="ff32e254-8a7d-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5" data-caption="Terry Smith stands in a kitchen where the ceiling collapsed when the storm hit Rockport. 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26, 2017" data-max-width="3500" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/26/National-Enterprise/Images/2017-08-26T210529Z_65449306_RC1FB0346D90_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.599"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="32b27a72-8a7e-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5" data-caption="Billy Raney, center, is helped out the window of his Rockport apartment by Lee Guerrero and Daisy Graham." data-buy="false" data-credit="Joe Raedle/Getty Images" data-title="Aug. 26, 2017" data-max-width="3000" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/26/National-Enterprise/Images/839556160.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="2610d17e-8a7e-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5" data-caption="Jessica Campbell hugs Jonathan Fitzgerald after riding out the storm in an apartment in Rockport." data-buy="false" data-credit="Joe Raedle/Getty Images" 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2017" data-max-width="5725" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/28/National-Politics/Images/Botsford170826Hurricane19696.JPG?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="1e536a38-8aaa-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb" data-caption="Cows make their way through fallen power lines near City-by-the-Sea." data-buy="true" data-credit="Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post" data-title="Aug. 26, 2017" data-max-width="5265" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/26/National-Politics/Images/Botsford170826Hurricane19750.JPG?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="30dd8bc0-8aaa-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb" data-caption="People gather supplies from destroyed homes to take back to a shelter near City-by-the-Sea." data-buy="true" data-credit="Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post" data-title="Aug. 26, 2017" data-max-width="5710" 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data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/26/National-Politics/Images/Botsford170826Hurricane19707.JPG?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="179fbfac-8aaa-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb" data-caption="An RV rests on its side along a road near City-by-the-Sea." data-buy="true" data-credit="Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post" data-title="Aug. 26, 2017" data-max-width="3321" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/26/National-Politics/Images/Botsford170826Hurricane19701.JPG?env=A" data-ratio="1.5"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="f6407392-8ad1-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5" data-caption="Steve Culver cries with his dog Otis as he talks about what he said was the, “most terrifying event in his life,” Hurricane Harvey destroyed most of his home while he and his wife took shelter in Rockport, Tex. 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data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/26/Interactivity/Images/AFP_RV2RR.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.453"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="34ad9434-8a91-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5" data-caption="An abandoned car lies in a ditch along a road of downed power utility poles in Rockport." data-buy="false" data-credit="Mark Ralston/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images" data-title="Aug. 26, 2017" data-max-width="4784" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/26/Interactivity/Images/AFP_RV2QM.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.434"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="d666d39e-8a9b-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5" data-caption="A woman leaves the doorway of a destroyed house in Fulton." data-buy="false" data-credit="Rick Wilking/Reuters" data-title="Aug. 26, 2017" data-max-width="3500" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/26/National-Enterprise/Images/2017-08-26T194045Z_9164225_RC15AAEDA0B0_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.574"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="5076be6c-8ad6-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5" data-caption="Lisa Rehr holds her four-year old son Maximus after they lost their home in Rockport, Tex." data-buy="false" data-credit="Adrees Latif/Reuters" data-title="Aug. 26, 2017" data-max-width="3500" data-image="https://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2017/08/27/National-Enterprise/Images/2017-08-27T021146Z_217274845_RC16BAB43CE0_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY.jpg?env=A" data-ratio="1.499"> </div> <div class="wp-volt-gal-slide wp-volt-gal-photo" data-uuid="b99e3280-8a90-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5" data-caption="Women use a smartphone in the dark as they seek refuge in the Good Samaritan Rescue Mission in Corpus Christi." data-buy="false" data-credit="Adrees 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