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Aerial Photos Show True Scale Of Flooding Catastrophe In Houston

Whole neighbourhoods are underwater.
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An aerial view of flooded downtown Houston on Aug. 29, 2017.
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Plenty of images of heroic rescues and flooded homes have emerged over the past few days, but nothing shows the scale of the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Harvey than a picture from the air.

Photojournalist Marcus Yam of the Los Angeles Times captured images of a flooded downtown Houston and entire neighborhoods submerged in floodwaters.

See some of his aerial photos of Houston below.

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    Submerged Houston neighborhoods near Interstate 10 in the wake of Tropical Storm Harvey on Aug. 29, 2017.
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    Recreational vehicles lie on their sides in the floodwaters.
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    People survey the flooded areas near their homes.
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    Vehicles sit on a flooded portion of Interstate 10.
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    People walk through flooded neighborhoods.
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    A truck navigates through floodwaters in a residential neighborhood west of Houston.
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    The water levels are high at the Addicks Reservoir.
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    Portions of Interstate 10 are completely underwater.
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    An aerial view of downtown Houston under dark clouds.

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