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<p><span class=drop-cap><span class=drop-cap__inner>R</span></span>ocio Fuentes weighed up the cost of getting some new sofas for her new apartment in Pasadena, Texas, and decided the family budget could just about stretch to it. Just one month after moving in, <a class=u-underline data-component=auto-linked-tag data-link-name=auto-linked-tag href=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/hurricane-harvey target=_top>Hurricane Harvey</a> swept through and the Fuenteses were left not only with the ruined furniture but also an ongoing rental demand for a dwelling they had to flee.</p>
<p>âAt first we didnât think it would be that bad, but then the water came through the wall and up through the carpet,â Fuentes said. âOnce we saw the water wasnât going to stop, we left.â</p>
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<p> <span>Related: </span><a class=u-underline data-link-name="in body link" href=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/04/after-harvey-its-clear-the-secret-of-houstons-success-has-also-been-its-downfall target=_top>After Harvey, it&#39;s clear the secret of Houston&#39;s success has also been its downfall</a> </p>
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<p>Fuentes, her husband Jaime and their five children, ages ranging from seven months to 14 years, were plucked from the floodwaters by her mother, who arrived in a truck. They are now crammed into her sisterâs apartment and with no insurance have little idea where they will live next. Jaime is unable to earn money because his construction job has been paused due to the flooding. </p>
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<p>But while everything has changed for this family, they are still expected to pay for their abandoned home.</p>
<p>âOur landlords say we have to pay rent and late fees and every day it is going up,â Fuentes said. âWe are paying rent for somewhere we canât live in. They said âyou arenât the only ones in this situationâ, but what are we supposed to do? We donât have any money. We donât have anything.â</p>
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<p>An acute housing crisis is starting to grip thousands of other families in south-east Texas as the floodwaters ebb away, with a death toll put at 60 on Monday. More than 180,000 houses in the <a class=u-underline data-component=auto-linked-tag data-link-name=auto-linked-tag href=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/houston target=_top>Houston</a> area have been badly damaged, with only a fraction of occupants owning any flood insurance. And under Texas law, rent must still be paid on damaged dwellings, unless they are deemed completely uninhabitable.</p>
<p>A spokeswoman for the city of Houstonâs housing department said city officials âare aware these problems existâ but said that state law deals with the situation. She said the city was still assessing the total number of people in need of housing assistance.</p>
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<p>Under the Texas <a class=u-underline data-link-name="in body link" href=http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/SOTWDocs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm target=_top>property code</a>, if a rental premises is âtotally unusableâ due to an external disaster then either the landlord or tenant can terminate the lease through written notice. But if the property is âpartially unusableâ because of a disaster, a tenant may only get a reduction in rent determined by a county or district court.</p>
<p>âThere are a lot of property owners who arenât conscious of what has gone on; they are being rude and kicking people out,â said Isela Bezada, an unemployed woman who lived with 10 family members in a Houston house until her landlord took her to court to evict her after the hurricane hit.</p>
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<p>Bezada, like Fuentes, has had almost every area of her life touched by the flood. Her relatives, who work in home renovations, have little opportunity to bring in money until the full gutting of sodden houses â piles of torn up carpet, broken chairs and childrenâs toys have become a common adornment to the front of Houston homes â and she worries about other family members stranded in Port Arthur by a flooded highway.</p>
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<p>âThere are people who have been hit really badly by these floods,â Bezada said. âWe are all human beings. We all deserve help.â</p>
<p>A sense of maudlin uncertainty hangs over many people who now depend on shelters and food distribution centers where once they had a stable home life. At the St Juan Diego Catholic Church in Pasadena, hundreds of people rifle through huge piles of donated clothing while tamales and pupusas are cooked outside for the hungry crowd. A sign inside the donation center, in Spanish, informs families they can only take one package of bottled water each.</p>
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<p>Almost certainly, according to aÂ <a class=u-underline data-link-name="in body link" href=https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-storm-harvey-un-idUKKCN1B919O target=_top>statement</a>Â issued by the World Meteorological Organization on Tuesday. âClimate change means that when we do have an event like Harvey, the rainfall amounts are likely to be higher than they would have been otherwise,â the UN organisationâs spokeswoman Clare Nullis told a conference. Nobody is arguing that climate change caused the storm, but it is likely to have made it much worse.</p>
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<p>Warmer seas evaporate more quickly. Warmer air holds more water vapour. So, as temperatures rise around the world, the skies store more moisture and dump it more intensely. The US National Weather Service has had to introduce a new colour on its graphs to deal with the volume of precipitation. Harvey surpassed the previous US record for rainfall from a tropical system, as 49.2 inches was recorded at Maryâs Creek at Winding Road in Southeast Houston, at 9.20am on Tuesday.</p>
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<p>There is a proven link â known as theÂ <a class=u-underline data-link-name="in body link" href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clausius%E2%80%93Clapeyron_relation target=_top>Clausius-Clapeyron equation</a>Â â that shows that for every half a degree celsius in warming, there is about a 3% increase in atmospheric moisture content. This was a factor in Texas. The surface temperature in the Gulf of Mexico is currently more than half a degree celsius higher than the recent late summer average, which is in turn more than half a degree higher than 30 years ago,Â <a class=u-underline data-link-name="in body link" href=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/28/climate-change-hurricane-harvey-more-deadly target=_top>according</a>Â toÂ <a class=u-underline data-link-name="in body link" href=https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.meteo.psu.edu_holocene_public-5Fhtml_Mann_about_&amp;d=DwMFAw&amp;c=uw6TLu4hwhHdiGJOgwcWD4AjKQx6zvFcGEsbfiY9-EI&amp;r=YvQx9zgFl9iZpXAswLhVDVvmWPJIY7k_NZVquyWT-DI&amp;m=uLdbO0eWYOJLGZLYS2_lxXUyrhVQWiMCcJzmBrmQ69k&amp;s=d5XVuOeTYwrqFGC8yRyE5LxwRHjS8r5-5WRgwsAzD6I&amp;e= target=_top>Michael Mann</a>of Penn State University. As a result there was more potential for a deluge.</p>
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<p>Trucks, bringing donations of baby food, salads, blankets and other assortments, pull up at the center several times a day, stocked by well wishers as far away as Ohio. Volunteers report that more and more displaced people are showing up, more than a week after Hurricane Harvey hit, as they struggle to deal with their new circumstances. </p>
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<p>âA lot of the people here have lost everything,â said Ernest Paredes, an organizer of the center. âI donât know what the city is doing but there is a concern that people living in apartments are still being charged and that needs to be looked into. If they are getting help, they shouldnât be charged.â</p>
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<p>More than half a million people have applied for Fema help, with $33.6m already approved for housing assistance, which includes rent subsidies. Nearly 15,000 survivors have been put up by Fema in hotels and motels. A contractor has been asked by Fema to produce at least 4,500 pre-fabricated houses for displaced families. </p>
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<p> <span>Related: </span><a class=u-underline data-link-name="in body link" href=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/03/harvey-recovery-bill-expected-to-exceed-the-120-billion-required-after-katrina target=_top>Harvey recovery bill expected to exceed the $120bn required after Katrina</a> </p>
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<p>But further help is needed, as Houston mayor Sylvester Turner stressed on Sunday, when he was asked on NBC what his priority areas were. âHousing, housing, housing,â Turner replied. The mayor has asked Donald Trump for more federal help to help repair homes but even that expanded initiative would only cover 35,000 dwellings. </p>
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<p>With such demands on Fema help, there are inevitable frustrations over delays over assistance that may stretch for weeks or even longer. Erica Hall, who lived next to the Brays bayou in west Houston until the waterway swelled into her first floor apartment, has been ensconced on camp beds in a Red Cross-run shelter for the past week with her three children, all aged under four.</p>
<p>Confronted by knee-high sewage, Hall took her children onto the roof of a nearby car port, where they were plucked by the US coast guard, which dangled a basket on a rope for the family to climb into. Hall had never been in any sort of aircraft before.</p>
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<p>âIâve never experienced being in an airplane or helicopter so I was terrified, I just closed my eyes,â she said. âThe kids werenât scared, they just said âooh look at the water!ââ</p>
<p>With no flood insurance, Hall is now depending on Fema. She may be in the shelter another week while she waits, maybe longer. </p>
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<p>âI know thereâs a lot of other people affected besides me and my family but I just wish the process could move a little faster so we can get on with our lives,â she said. </p>
<p>âIt really doesnât matter where I go, as long as itâs stable. But maybe not on the first floor. The second floor, somewhere off the ground, would be good.â</p>
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<span class="inline-video-icon inline-icon fc-item__video-icon">
<svg class="fc-item__video-icon__svg inline-video-icon__svg inline-icon__svg" height=23 viewbox="0 0 36 23" width=36>
<path d="M3.2 0L0 3.3v16.4L3.3 23H22V0H3.2m30.4 1L25 9v5l8.6 8H36V1h-2.4"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isVideo}}
{{#isGallery}}
<span class="inline-camera inline-icon fc-item__camera-icon">
<svg class="fc-item__camera-icon__svg inline-camera__svg inline-icon__svg" height=13 viewbox="0 0 18 13" width=18>
<path d="M18 3.5v8L16.5 13h-15L0 11.5v-8L1.5 2H5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5L18 3.5zM9 11c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5S10.9 4 9 4 5.5 5.6 5.5 7.5 7.1 11 9 11z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isGallery}}
{{#isAudio}}
<span class="inline-volume-high inline-icon ">
<svg class="inline-volume-high__svg inline-icon__svg" height=13 viewbox="0 0 16 13" width=16>
<path d="M3 4H1L0 5v3l1 1h2l4 4h1V0H7L3 4zm11.7 2.5c0 2-.7 3.8-1.8 5.2l.4.4c1.6-1.3 2.6-3.3 2.6-5.6s-1-4.3-2.6-5.6l-.4.4c1.2 1.5 1.8 3.3 1.8 5.2m-3.7 0c0 1.1-.3 2.2-.9 3.1l.5.5c.8-1 1.4-2.2 1.4-3.6s-.6-2.6-1.5-3.5l-.5.5c.6.8 1 1.9 1 3"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isAudio}}
{{#isComment}}
<span class="inline-quote inline-icon fc-item__quote-icon">
<svg class="fc-item__quote-icon__svg inline-quote__svg inline-icon__svg" height=21 viewbox="0 0 30 21" width=30>
<path d="M29.8.4a313 313 0 0 0-2 20.6h-12A61 61 0 0 1 23.5.4h6.4zM14.1.4c-.9 6.7-1.7 13.4-2 20.6H0C1.3 13.8 3.7 7 7.5.4h6.6z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isComment}}
</span>
{{headline}}
</h2>
{{#isComment}}
<div class=fc-item__byline>
{{byline}}
</div>
{{/isComment}}
</div>
<aside class=fc-item__meta>
<time class=fc-item__timestamp data-relativeformat=short>
{{#showWebPublicationDate}}
<span class="inline-clock inline-icon ">
<svg class="inline-clock__svg inline-icon__svg" height=11 viewbox="0 0 11 11" width=11>
<path d="M5.4 0C2.4 0 0 2.4 0 5.4s2.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4-2.4 5.4-5.4S8.4 0 5.4 0zm3 6.8H4.7V1.7h.7L6 5.4l2.4.6v.8z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
<span class=timestamp__text>
<span class=u-h>Published: </span>
{{webPublicationDate}}
</span>
{{/showWebPublicationDate}}
</time>
</aside>
</div>
<a class=fc-item__link href=https://www.theguardian.com{{url}} target=_top>{{headline}}</a>
</div>
{{/headline}}
{{/content}}
</div>
{{/showContent}}
</template>
<div class="cta cta--medium cta--show-more" overflow>
<span class="inline-plus inline-icon ">
<svg class="inline-plus__svg inline-icon__svg" height=18 viewbox="0 0 18 18" width=18>
<path d="M8.2 0h1.6l.4 7.8 7.8.4v1.6l-7.8.4-.4 7.8H8.2l-.4-7.8L0 9.8V8.2l7.8-.4.4-7.8z"></path>
</svg>
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<div class="cta cta--medium cta--show-more" overflow>
<span class="inline-plus inline-icon ">
<svg class="inline-plus__svg inline-icon__svg" height=18 viewbox="0 0 18 18" width=18>
<path d="M8.2 0h1.6l.4 7.8 7.8.4v1.6l-7.8.4-.4 7.8H8.2l-.4-7.8L0 9.8V8.2l7.8-.4.4-7.8z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
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<template type=amp-mustache>
{{#showContent}}
<div class=fc-container__inner>
<div class=fc-container__header__title>
<span>{{displayName}}</span>
</div>
{{#description}}
<div class=fc-container__header__description>
{{description}}
</div>
{{/description}}
{{#content}}
{{#headline}}
<div class="fc-item {{toneClass}}">
<div class=fc-item__image-container>
<amp-img height=75 layout=fixed src={{thumbnail}} width=126></amp-img>
</div>
<div class=fc-item__content>
<div class=fc-item__header>
<h2 class=fc-item__title>
<span>
{{#isVideo}}
<span class="inline-video-icon inline-icon fc-item__video-icon">
<svg class="fc-item__video-icon__svg inline-video-icon__svg inline-icon__svg" height=23 viewbox="0 0 36 23" width=36>
<path d="M3.2 0L0 3.3v16.4L3.3 23H22V0H3.2m30.4 1L25 9v5l8.6 8H36V1h-2.4"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isVideo}}
{{#isGallery}}
<span class="inline-camera inline-icon fc-item__camera-icon">
<svg class="fc-item__camera-icon__svg inline-camera__svg inline-icon__svg" height=13 viewbox="0 0 18 13" width=18>
<path d="M18 3.5v8L16.5 13h-15L0 11.5v-8L1.5 2H5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5L18 3.5zM9 11c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5S10.9 4 9 4 5.5 5.6 5.5 7.5 7.1 11 9 11z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isGallery}}
{{#isAudio}}
<span class="inline-volume-high inline-icon ">
<svg class="inline-volume-high__svg inline-icon__svg" height=13 viewbox="0 0 16 13" width=16>
<path d="M3 4H1L0 5v3l1 1h2l4 4h1V0H7L3 4zm11.7 2.5c0 2-.7 3.8-1.8 5.2l.4.4c1.6-1.3 2.6-3.3 2.6-5.6s-1-4.3-2.6-5.6l-.4.4c1.2 1.5 1.8 3.3 1.8 5.2m-3.7 0c0 1.1-.3 2.2-.9 3.1l.5.5c.8-1 1.4-2.2 1.4-3.6s-.6-2.6-1.5-3.5l-.5.5c.6.8 1 1.9 1 3"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isAudio}}
{{#isComment}}
<span class="inline-quote inline-icon fc-item__quote-icon">
<svg class="fc-item__quote-icon__svg inline-quote__svg inline-icon__svg" height=21 viewbox="0 0 30 21" width=30>
<path d="M29.8.4a313 313 0 0 0-2 20.6h-12A61 61 0 0 1 23.5.4h6.4zM14.1.4c-.9 6.7-1.7 13.4-2 20.6H0C1.3 13.8 3.7 7 7.5.4h6.6z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isComment}}
</span>
{{headline}}
</h2>
{{#isComment}}
<div class=fc-item__byline>
{{byline}}
</div>
{{/isComment}}
</div>
<aside class=fc-item__meta>
<time class=fc-item__timestamp data-relativeformat=short>
{{#showWebPublicationDate}}
<span class="inline-clock inline-icon ">
<svg class="inline-clock__svg inline-icon__svg" height=11 viewbox="0 0 11 11" width=11>
<path d="M5.4 0C2.4 0 0 2.4 0 5.4s2.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4-2.4 5.4-5.4S8.4 0 5.4 0zm3 6.8H4.7V1.7h.7L6 5.4l2.4.6v.8z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
<span class=timestamp__text>
<span class=u-h>Published: </span>
{{webPublicationDate}}
</span>
{{/showWebPublicationDate}}
</time>
</aside>
</div>
<a class=fc-item__link href=https://www.theguardian.com{{url}} target=_top>{{headline}}</a>
</div>
{{/headline}}
{{/content}}
</div>
{{/showContent}}
</template>
<div class="cta cta--medium cta--show-more" overflow>
<span class="inline-plus inline-icon ">
<svg class="inline-plus__svg inline-icon__svg" height=18 viewbox="0 0 18 18" width=18>
<path d="M8.2 0h1.6l.4 7.8 7.8.4v1.6l-7.8.4-.4 7.8H8.2l-.4-7.8L0 9.8V8.2l7.8-.4.4-7.8z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
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</amp-list>
<amp-list class="onward-list i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined" credentials=include height=184 i-amphtml-layout=fixed-height layout=fixed-height src=https://amp.theguardian.com/most-read-mf2.json style=height:184px;>
<template type=amp-mustache>
{{#showContent}}
<div class=fc-container__inner>
<div class=fc-container__header__title>
<span>{{displayName}}</span>
</div>
{{#description}}
<div class=fc-container__header__description>
{{description}}
</div>
{{/description}}
{{#content}}
{{#headline}}
<div class="fc-item {{toneClass}}">
<div class=fc-item__image-container>
<amp-img height=75 layout=fixed src={{thumbnail}} width=126></amp-img>
</div>
<div class=fc-item__content>
<div class=fc-item__header>
<h2 class=fc-item__title>
<span>
{{#isVideo}}
<span class="inline-video-icon inline-icon fc-item__video-icon">
<svg class="fc-item__video-icon__svg inline-video-icon__svg inline-icon__svg" height=23 viewbox="0 0 36 23" width=36>
<path d="M3.2 0L0 3.3v16.4L3.3 23H22V0H3.2m30.4 1L25 9v5l8.6 8H36V1h-2.4"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isVideo}}
{{#isGallery}}
<span class="inline-camera inline-icon fc-item__camera-icon">
<svg class="fc-item__camera-icon__svg inline-camera__svg inline-icon__svg" height=13 viewbox="0 0 18 13" width=18>
<path d="M18 3.5v8L16.5 13h-15L0 11.5v-8L1.5 2H5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5L18 3.5zM9 11c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5S10.9 4 9 4 5.5 5.6 5.5 7.5 7.1 11 9 11z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isGallery}}
{{#isAudio}}
<span class="inline-volume-high inline-icon ">
<svg class="inline-volume-high__svg inline-icon__svg" height=13 viewbox="0 0 16 13" width=16>
<path d="M3 4H1L0 5v3l1 1h2l4 4h1V0H7L3 4zm11.7 2.5c0 2-.7 3.8-1.8 5.2l.4.4c1.6-1.3 2.6-3.3 2.6-5.6s-1-4.3-2.6-5.6l-.4.4c1.2 1.5 1.8 3.3 1.8 5.2m-3.7 0c0 1.1-.3 2.2-.9 3.1l.5.5c.8-1 1.4-2.2 1.4-3.6s-.6-2.6-1.5-3.5l-.5.5c.6.8 1 1.9 1 3"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isAudio}}
{{#isComment}}
<span class="inline-quote inline-icon fc-item__quote-icon">
<svg class="fc-item__quote-icon__svg inline-quote__svg inline-icon__svg" height=21 viewbox="0 0 30 21" width=30>
<path d="M29.8.4a313 313 0 0 0-2 20.6h-12A61 61 0 0 1 23.5.4h6.4zM14.1.4c-.9 6.7-1.7 13.4-2 20.6H0C1.3 13.8 3.7 7 7.5.4h6.6z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isComment}}
</span>
{{headline}}
</h2>
{{#isComment}}
<div class=fc-item__byline>
{{byline}}
</div>
{{/isComment}}
</div>
<aside class=fc-item__meta>
<time class=fc-item__timestamp data-relativeformat=short>
{{#showWebPublicationDate}}
<span class="inline-clock inline-icon ">
<svg class="inline-clock__svg inline-icon__svg" height=11 viewbox="0 0 11 11" width=11>
<path d="M5.4 0C2.4 0 0 2.4 0 5.4s2.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4-2.4 5.4-5.4S8.4 0 5.4 0zm3 6.8H4.7V1.7h.7L6 5.4l2.4.6v.8z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
<span class=timestamp__text>
<span class=u-h>Published: </span>
{{webPublicationDate}}
</span>
{{/showWebPublicationDate}}
</time>
</aside>
</div>
<a class=fc-item__link href=https://www.theguardian.com{{url}} target=_top>{{headline}}</a>
</div>
{{/headline}}
{{/content}}
</div>
{{/showContent}}
</template>
<div class="cta cta--medium cta--show-more" overflow>
<span class="inline-plus inline-icon ">
<svg class="inline-plus__svg inline-icon__svg" height=18 viewbox="0 0 18 18" width=18>
<path d="M8.2 0h1.6l.4 7.8 7.8.4v1.6l-7.8.4-.4 7.8H8.2l-.4-7.8L0 9.8V8.2l7.8-.4.4-7.8z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
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</amp-list>
<amp-list class="onward-list i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined" credentials=include height=184 i-amphtml-layout=fixed-height layout=fixed-height src=https://amp.theguardian.com/container/count/3/offset/1/mf2.json style=height:184px;>
<template type=amp-mustache>
{{#showContent}}
<div class=fc-container__inner>
<div class=fc-container__header__title>
<span>{{displayName}}</span>
</div>
{{#description}}
<div class=fc-container__header__description>
{{description}}
</div>
{{/description}}
{{#content}}
{{#headline}}
<div class="fc-item {{toneClass}}">
<div class=fc-item__image-container>
<amp-img height=75 layout=fixed src={{thumbnail}} width=126></amp-img>
</div>
<div class=fc-item__content>
<div class=fc-item__header>
<h2 class=fc-item__title>
<span>
{{#isVideo}}
<span class="inline-video-icon inline-icon fc-item__video-icon">
<svg class="fc-item__video-icon__svg inline-video-icon__svg inline-icon__svg" height=23 viewbox="0 0 36 23" width=36>
<path d="M3.2 0L0 3.3v16.4L3.3 23H22V0H3.2m30.4 1L25 9v5l8.6 8H36V1h-2.4"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isVideo}}
{{#isGallery}}
<span class="inline-camera inline-icon fc-item__camera-icon">
<svg class="fc-item__camera-icon__svg inline-camera__svg inline-icon__svg" height=13 viewbox="0 0 18 13" width=18>
<path d="M18 3.5v8L16.5 13h-15L0 11.5v-8L1.5 2H5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5L18 3.5zM9 11c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5S10.9 4 9 4 5.5 5.6 5.5 7.5 7.1 11 9 11z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isGallery}}
{{#isAudio}}
<span class="inline-volume-high inline-icon ">
<svg class="inline-volume-high__svg inline-icon__svg" height=13 viewbox="0 0 16 13" width=16>
<path d="M3 4H1L0 5v3l1 1h2l4 4h1V0H7L3 4zm11.7 2.5c0 2-.7 3.8-1.8 5.2l.4.4c1.6-1.3 2.6-3.3 2.6-5.6s-1-4.3-2.6-5.6l-.4.4c1.2 1.5 1.8 3.3 1.8 5.2m-3.7 0c0 1.1-.3 2.2-.9 3.1l.5.5c.8-1 1.4-2.2 1.4-3.6s-.6-2.6-1.5-3.5l-.5.5c.6.8 1 1.9 1 3"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isAudio}}
{{#isComment}}
<span class="inline-quote inline-icon fc-item__quote-icon">
<svg class="fc-item__quote-icon__svg inline-quote__svg inline-icon__svg" height=21 viewbox="0 0 30 21" width=30>
<path d="M29.8.4a313 313 0 0 0-2 20.6h-12A61 61 0 0 1 23.5.4h6.4zM14.1.4c-.9 6.7-1.7 13.4-2 20.6H0C1.3 13.8 3.7 7 7.5.4h6.6z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
{{/isComment}}
</span>
{{headline}}
</h2>
{{#isComment}}
<div class=fc-item__byline>
{{byline}}
</div>
{{/isComment}}
</div>
<aside class=fc-item__meta>
<time class=fc-item__timestamp data-relativeformat=short>
{{#showWebPublicationDate}}
<span class="inline-clock inline-icon ">
<svg class="inline-clock__svg inline-icon__svg" height=11 viewbox="0 0 11 11" width=11>
<path d="M5.4 0C2.4 0 0 2.4 0 5.4s2.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4-2.4 5.4-5.4S8.4 0 5.4 0zm3 6.8H4.7V1.7h.7L6 5.4l2.4.6v.8z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
<span class=timestamp__text>
<span class=u-h>Published: </span>
{{webPublicationDate}}
</span>
{{/showWebPublicationDate}}
</time>
</aside>
</div>
<a class=fc-item__link href=https://www.theguardian.com{{url}} target=_top>{{headline}}</a>
</div>
{{/headline}}
{{/content}}
</div>
{{/showContent}}
</template>
<div class="cta cta--medium cta--show-more" overflow>
<span class="inline-plus inline-icon ">
<svg class="inline-plus__svg inline-icon__svg" height=18 viewbox="0 0 18 18" width=18>
<path d="M8.2 0h1.6l.4 7.8 7.8.4v1.6l-7.8.4-.4 7.8H8.2l-.4-7.8L0 9.8V8.2l7.8-.4.4-7.8z"></path>
</svg>
</span>
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<div class=footer__back-to-top>
<span class=back-to-top__text>back to top</span>
<span class=back-to-top__icon-container>
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