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Photos: Hurricane Harvey slams Texas

Downtown Houston is seen behind the flooded Buffalo Bayou a few days after Hurricane Harvey came ashore in August 2017. The Category 4 storm caused historic flooding. It set a record for the most rainfall from a tropical cyclone in the continental United States, with 51 inches of rain recorded in areas of Texas. An estimated 27 trillion gallons of water fell over Texas and Louisiana during a six-day period.

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NASA astronaut Jack Fischer photographed Hurricane Harvey from the International Space Station.

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Steve Culver comforts his dog Otis in the hurricane aftermath. Harvey destroyed most of his home in Rockport while he and his wife were there.

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Houston police officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son, Aiden, after rescuing them from floodwaters.

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A damaged home is seen in the Key Allegro neighborhood of Rockport.

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A car is submerged by floodwaters on a freeway near downtown Houston.

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