Aerial views of flooding in Texas
A man prepares dinner at his home surrounded by floodwater near Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Baseball fields sit in floodwaters in Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Three boys take a seat as floodwaters rise around damaged railroad tracks near Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Rising floodwaters cause damage to a home near Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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A drop-off point for boat rescues in Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Rising floodwater with an oil slick engulfs homes near Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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California Air National Guard Master Sgt. Adam Vanhaaster searches flooded residential neighborhoods near Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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A military search and rescue helicopter refuels midflight before resuming night missions over areas flooded by Hurricane Harvey near Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Rising floodwater engulfs an entire residential neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey near Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Rising floodwater engulfs an entire residential neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey near Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Coca-Cola delivery trucks sit idle in floodwater in Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Cattle wander the flooded streets of Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
(Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)A cow sits in a pasture surrounded by floodwater left in the wake of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 31, 2017, near Orange, Texas. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)
Rising floodwater engulfs an entire residential neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey near Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Rising floodwater engulfs an entire residential neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey near Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
(Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Rising floodwater engulfs an entire residential neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey near Lumberton, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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People launch boats from a highway overpass into floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Kountze, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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A boat floats near homes flooded by Hurricane Harvey in Beaumont, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Floodwaters surround homes in Orange, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Flooding from Hurricane Harvey rushes over a road in Beaumont, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Flooding from Hurricane Harvey covers roads in Beaumont, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Trucks drive through flooded streets in Orange, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Construction materials float along the mostly flooded Interstate 10 in Vidor, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Floodwaters surround homes and businesses in Port Arthur, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Floodwaters surround homes in Port Arthur, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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Petroleum spill-off flows through floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Beaumont, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2017.
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High water levels at the Addicks Reservoir in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
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Lake Houston’s spillway in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
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Residential neighborhoods near Interstate 10 sit in floodwater in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
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Residential neighborhoods near Interstate 10 sit in floodwater in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
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Residential neighborhoods near Interstate 10 sit in floodwater in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
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Residential neighborhoods sit in floodwater in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
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Residential neighborhoods near Interstate 10 sit in floodwater in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
(Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Residential neighborhoods near Interstate 10 sit in floodwater in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
(Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Recreational vehicles lay on their sides in floodwater in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
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A house is nearly submerged in floodwater in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
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People walk through flooded neighborhoods after Hurricane Harvey in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
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People come out to visit the flooded areas near their homes in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
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Interstate 10 remains flooded after Hurricane Harvey in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
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Vehicles sit on interstate 10 in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
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Downtown Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
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Hurricane Harvey’s storm clouds move east, revealing clearer skies, in Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
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