The slow-churning remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda have left at least four people dead in Texas, with rescue crews in boats scrambling to reach stranded drivers and families trapped in their homes.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s foundation has donated one million dollars (£775,000) to relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, adding to growing pledges from Hollywood stars.
A north-east woman caught up in the flooding chaos in Texas has revealed how some of her colleagues had their homes devastated as Hurricane Harvey overran the southern US state.