Hurricane Harvey slams into southern Texas

The most powerful storm to hit the United States in more than a decade is battering southern Texas with 210kph winds and torrential rain. Hurricane Harvey has dumped 42 centimetres of rain on one area, and more than 1,000 homes have lost electricity.

The most powerful storm to hit the United States in more than a decade is battering southern Texas with 210kph winds and torrential rain.

Hurricane Harvey has dumped 42 centimetres of rain on one area, and more than 1,000 homes have lost electricity.

Al Jazeera’s Duncan Crawford reports.