Receding waters reveal Harvey's devastation as death toll reaches 44 Read morePolice rescued 18 people from flood waters overnight, said Houston’s mayor, Sylvester Turner. Harvey, once a category 4 hurricane, was downgraded to a tropical depression as it moved over north-eastern Louisiana and into Mississippi. The emergency aid plan will be sent to Congress on Friday with House and Senate votes likely next week. The White House homeland security adviser said the initial aid money would be a down payment for immediate recovery efforts, to be followed by larger packages later. Play Video 2:44 Tropical storm Harvey: the story so far – video report“We’ll go up to Congress and give them a sound supplemental request number.

Source: The Guardian September 01, 2017 07:45 UTC