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Associated Press

Photos: Devastation following Harvey

Two friends make their way through floodwaters.
Friends Franklin Halloween, 16, left, and Deleon Gambel, 14, fight the current from the overflow of Buffalo Bayou as they make their way through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey while checking on neighbors in their apartment complex in Houston on Sunday.
LM Otero | AP

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Rescuers answered thousands of desperate calls for help Sunday as floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey rose high enough to begin filling second-story homes, and authorities urged stranded families to seek refuge on rooftops.

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A big rig lies on it's side on Hwy 59 near Edna, Texas
A big rig lies on its side on Highway 59 near Edna, Texas, south of Houston, in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Daniel Kramer | Getty
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Two friends make their way through floodwaters.
Friends Franklin Halloween, 16, left, and Deleon Gambel, 14, fight the current from the overflow of Buffalo Bayou as they make their way through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey while checking on neighbors in their apartment complex in Houston on Sunday.
LM Otero | AP
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A Houston Police SWAT officer carried a woman and her son
Houston Police SWAT officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son Aiden after rescuing them from their home surrounded by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey Sunday in Houston.
David J. Phillip | AP