Harvey hits Texas with 130mph winds: Building collapse in Rockport leaves people trapped and tens of thousands lose power as historic hurricane makes landfall as category four storm
Hurricane Harvey has hit the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane shortly after 10pm local time on Friday
The storm had sustained winds of 130mph and a storm surge of up to 13 feet when it crashed onto land
Buildings have collapsed with people trapped inside and more than 100,000 are without power in the area
Rockport, about 30 miles outside of Corpus Christi, has been hit hard with reports of extensive damage
Police were called to a shooting in Corpus Christi during the hurricane, with a victim in serious condition
Those who weren’t evacuated were asked to write their names on their arms so bodies could be identified
Harvey is the strongest storm to hit the US in 12 years and is expected to trigger ‘catastrophic’ floods
The National Weather Service warned that this was the ‘start of many difficult days to come’
By CHEYENNE ROUNDTREE
DAILYMAIL.COM
26 August 2017
Hurricane Harvey has slammed into Texas as a monstrous Category 4 hurricane on Friday night, with winds of 130mph causing buildings to collapse, dozens to be injured and leaving more than 155,000 without power.
The hurricane hit shortly after 10pm local time, as waves flooded onto roads, roofs were sent flying into the air and residents in the storm’s path were told to label themselves in case they died.
Rockport, around 30 miles outside of Corpus Christi, has reports of extensive damage with a number of buildings collapsed, homes have been destroyed and several people were taken to a makeshift hospital.
Further tragedy struck when police were called to scene of a shooting in Corpus Christi during the middle of the hurricane, with a victim in serious condition, according to local reports.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned that Hurricane Harvey would be ‘a major disaster’ before the storm barreled into the state with violent winds and massive rainfall, all on top of storm surges up to 13 feet.
Trump signed a disaster proclamation from Camp David, tweeting: ‘At the request of the Governor of Texas, I have signed the Disaster Proclamation, which unleashes the full force of government help!’
Harvey is the strongest storm to hit the US in 12 years and is expected to trigger ‘catastrophic’ floods, as the National Weather Service warned that this was the ‘start of many difficult days to come’.
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