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Tracking Harvey: Before-and-after images show the catastrophic flooding in Houston

Rebecca HarringtonAug 28, 2017, 20:53 IST

Tropical storm Harvey has dumped over 2 feet of rain on Houston, Texas, and 2 more feet are expected.

The forecast suggests Houston will get 50 inches of rain - as much as the city of 2.3 million usually receives in an entire year.

The deluge has turned the city's roads into rivers, covered in feet of water:

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Interstate highway 45 is submerged from the effects of Hurricane Harvey seen during widespread flooding in Houston, Texas on August 27, 2017.REUTERS/Richard Carson

Here's what Houston looked like before and after Hurricane Harvey: