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HOUSTON, Texas — The death toll from Hurricane Harvey and the resulting floods may have climbed to 14 as a family reports six of their members may have drowned. The clan claims two great-grandparents, in their 80s, along with four children were swept away by flood waters on Houston’s northeast side and are feared dead. Texas officials report eight other people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

North Korea’s state media threatened to “bury the entirety of the U.S. under water [sic]” in a threatening column published Monday, the latest in its ongoing series of existential threats against America.

President Donald Trump extended his prayers to the victims of Hurricane Harvey, vowing to assist reconstruction efforts after the storm.

HOUSTON, Texas — Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo told reporters he is “really worried about how many bodies we will find” after the flood waters finally recede from the city’s roadways and homes.

The closure of Houston area refineries will raise prices at the pump and lower demand for crude oil.

Mexican officials claim they are ready to provide help as Texas deals with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The offer comes as the two countries appear to be at odds over the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

A year after some Louisiana residents, dubbed the Cajun Navy, used their boats and smartphones to help their own neighbors in historic floods, the volunteer fleet was granted clearance to assist in Harvey rescue efforts in Houston, Texas.

New media reports blame climate change for the “unprecedented disaster” unfolding in Houston, alleging that climate change-related factors undoubtedly “worsened the flooding.”

HOUSTON, Texas — A video of a man catching a fish in his flooded living room in Houston is going viral on Facebook. The unidentified flood victim and a female off camera are laughing as he chases the large fish in his home.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt spoke with Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Monday regarding his agency’s efforts regarding Hurricane Harvey and the ongoing fall-out from the storm.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump plan to visit Texas on Tuesday in the wake of the Hurricane Harvey, according to the White House.

HOUSTON, Texas — A video showing the Texas National Guard rolling into hurricane-ravished Houston received more than a million views.

On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsroom,” James Lee Witt, who served as Director of FEMA under President Clinton, stated that normal rainstorms are leaving six to seven inches of rain thanks to climate change and more has to be done

A quick-thinking Houston reporter is being praised after she flagged down a rescue boat Sunday during the Hurricane Harvey flooding and rescued a stranded truck driver. As KHOU’s Brandi Smith was broadcasting live, a sheriff’s deputy truck carrying a boat

Tropical Storm Harvey continues to move away from the middle Texas coast but continues to dump torrential rains in southeast Texas. As many as 15 people are feared to be dead — nine officially. Rain predictions by the National Hurricane Center call for up to 50 inches of total rainfall in the Houston area and parts east. The storm is moving northeast, toward the Texas/Louisiana border.

Sunday on the Fox News Channel, Rev. Franklin Graham said the people of Texas need prayers in wake of Hurricane Harvey and the damage that came along with the devastating storm. “First of all, I would recommend we pray,” Graham

During this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) said President Donald Trump has been “extremely professional” and “very helpful” when it came to dealing with the devastation left by Hurricane Harvey in the Houston area. “I

A dog in Texas has become a viral symbol of the spirit of Texans during the storm that has inundated the state during Hurricane Harvey.

As a volunteer rescuer from Texas City prepared to launch his boat on a Houston freeway, a reporter asked him what he was going to do. His answer revealed much about the attitude of being a Texan.

Officials with the National Weather Service warn additional heavy rains and catastrophic flooding could hit the Houston area during the overnight hours of Monday morning. Hurricane officials also report that Tropical Storm Harvey is beginning to move back to the Gulf of Mexico where warm waters could foster re-strengthening.

Texans are facing what may become the worst flooding event in the state’s history as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to dump record levels of rainfall on the central and upper Gulf Coast region. Houston emergency management officials have run out of boats and other rescue equipment used to respond to people trapped in their flooded homes. Houston 911 officials are adding additional staff to handle the overwhelming number of calls being received.

Search and rescue teams and the 911 system has been inundated with people needing to be rescued in Houston. Now the Harris County judge is reported to say that boats and high-water vehicles are desperately needed and that additional rescue assets cannot get into Houston.

As Texas deals with rising waters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey, state officials are warning those in Houston to stay off the roads unless necessary. Several parts of the city are underwater and dangers continue to grow.

“Houston is experiencing an unprecedented rain event,” Harris County Judge Ed Emmett told Breitbart Texas in a Sunday morning interview. The judge, who heads up Harris County’s emergency management response, urged people to stay in their homes.

The storm known as “Harvey” claimed the lives of five people in the Houston area according to local news reports. This raised the total number killed from the Hurricane Harvey storm to six. A Texas woman became “Harvey’s” second victim after massive flood waters washed her away from her stalled car.

On Friday a suspect was shot in the head by a Corpus Christi homeowner after allegedly invading a home as hurricane Harvey made landfall.

Bands of rain from Tropical Storm Harvey reach hundreds of miles northward and are spawning tornados. A Twitter user captured a twister just northwest of Houston.

Hurricane Harvey, now a tropical storm, claimed its first human casualty as it slammed into the coastal bend community of Rockport, Texas. Officials confirmed the fatality Saturday afternoon, although the man died during an overnight fire as the storm ravaged the town. Rockport Mayor C.J. Wax told reporters his town took the hurricane “right on the nose.” He said officials discovered the body of the deceased man Saturday morning. Officials were unable to respond to the fire Friday night because of the dangers presented by the then-category-4 hurricane.

Box office revenue this weekend is expected to hit a 15-year low — thanks to an August schedule devoid of any must-see films, theater closures in Texas in response to Hurricane Harvey, and Saturday’s much-hyped Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor pay-per-view fight.

After reporting Saturday on President Donald Trump’s pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Dr. Sebastian Gorka’s resignation from the Trump administration and Hurricane Harvey, MSNBC’s Ali Velshi said there was “no amount of nonsense” that the media will not cover. “It’s a Saturday.

Saturday on MSNBC, Reuters political correspondent Ginger Gibson speculated that President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio (R) was timed to share the spotlight with Hurricane Harvey. “It was the Friday news dump in the

Activists wasted no time in using Hurricane Harvey to tout their political agenda of climate change and global warming. Some even said those in the region deserved the storm because of their disbelief in the climate notion. Others jabbed at the president for his policies.

Following its attack on the Texas Coastal Bend, Category 1 Hurricane Harvey shifts from being a wind threat to a potentially catastrophic flood event. Hurricane forecasters predict up to 40 inches of rainfall could affect the upper and central Texas coastal region as the storm lingers for the next several days.

Police officers and emergency responders have taken to the streets to keep the peace and help residents who begin to assess the damage left by Hurricane Harvey.

As authorities and local residents braced for the arrival of Hurricane Harvey, extremely strong winds began shaking this coastal city. Police officers stopped their patrolling operation and moved to secure facilities as the storm winds increased.

Hurricane Harvey crashed into the Texas coastal communities of Rockport and Fulton as a major Cat 4 storm causing widespread damage, injuries and power outages. Harvey slowly moved inland and by Saturday morning the storm weakened to Category 1. The storm roared into the Texas Coastal Bend with the eye making landfall late Friday night. About 10 p.m. reports began circulation about major damage to structures in the Rockport and Fulton communities and officials converted the Aransas County jail into a makeshift hospital, Rockport City Manager Kevin Carruth told reporters.