Houston — Tropical storm Harvey made landfall again on Wednesday near the Texas-Louisiana border, adding more rain after a record downpour that has caused catastrophic flooding and paralysed Houston. The storm that first came ashore on Friday as the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years has killed at least 17 people and forced tens of thousands to leave their deluged homes. Damage has been estimated at tens of billions of dollars, making it one of the costliest US natural disasters. There is some relief in sight for Houston, the fourth-most populous US city, with forecasters saying five days of torrential rain may come to an end as the storm picks up speed and leaves the Gulf of Mexico region later on Wednesday. Harvey, which made landfall west of Cameron, Louisiana on Wednesday, was expected to produce an additional 7.5cm-15 cm of rain to an area about 130km east of Houston as well as southwestern Louisiana, where some areas have already seen more than 43cm of ...
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