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Now that the hurricane has come on shore,

our primary concern remains dramatic flooding.

Our biggest concern is the possibility of

between 20 and 30 more inches of rain.

For more infomation >> Hurricane Harvey slams Texas - Duration: 1:26.

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Tropical Storm Harvey Causing Catastrophic Flooding In Southeastern Texas - Duration: 2:16.

For more infomation >> Tropical Storm Harvey Causing Catastrophic Flooding In Southeastern Texas - Duration: 2:16.

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Trump to travel to Texas on Tuesday | CNN - Duration: 1:45.

For more infomation >> Trump to travel to Texas on Tuesday | CNN - Duration: 1:45.

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Young KOCO 5 fan tracks Hurricane Harvey in Texas - Duration: 0:38.

For more infomation >> Young KOCO 5 fan tracks Hurricane Harvey in Texas - Duration: 0:38.

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Local First Responders Deployed To Texas For Hurricane Relief - Duration: 1:27.

For more infomation >> Local First Responders Deployed To Texas For Hurricane Relief - Duration: 1:27.

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Local 6-year-old moves to Texas and covers Tropical Storm Harvey - Duration: 1:02.

For more infomation >> Local 6-year-old moves to Texas and covers Tropical Storm Harvey - Duration: 1:02.

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Texas flooding 'Catastrophic' floodwaters trap Houston residents - Duration: 1:59.

For more infomation >> Texas flooding 'Catastrophic' floodwaters trap Houston residents - Duration: 1:59.

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Local 6-year-old moves to Texas and covers Tropical Storm Harvey - Duration: 1:02.

For more infomation >> Local 6-year-old moves to Texas and covers Tropical Storm Harvey - Duration: 1:02.

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texas hurricane | FDNY Crew Heads To Texas To Help With Hurricane Harvey Rescues - Duration: 1:28.

For more infomation >> texas hurricane | FDNY Crew Heads To Texas To Help With Hurricane Harvey Rescues - Duration: 1:28.

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Tiendas en Victoria, Texas, abarrotadas de personas que buscan amainar la crisis - Duration: 1:53.

For more infomation >> Tiendas en Victoria, Texas, abarrotadas de personas que buscan amainar la crisis - Duration: 1:53.

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Houston Texas Weather UPDATE! Houston Flood 2017 Rescue Operations, Tornado Footage! - Duration: 1:43.

Sunday morning, as Houston residents found themselves trapped on rooftops and wading through flooded streets with children riding on their shoulders, Mayor Sylvester Turner defended his decision not to order evacuations before the city was hit by torrential rain from Hurricane Harvey.

Houston, which is known for its susceptibility for flooding because of its flatness, was never put under an evacuation order, voluntary or mandatory, even as then-Hurricane Harvey was threatening southeast Texas.

"You literally cannot put 6.5 million people on the road," Turner said in a press conference. "If you think the situation right now is bad, you give an order to evacuate, you are creating a nightmare."

But many in Houston were already living in a nightmare. They woke up to find they were trapped inside their flooded homes and unable to receive aid from first responders, who were inundated with more than 2,000 calls for help, according to Turner.

Turner said such a massive evacuation would need to be well-coordinated, "all the way from Houston to the destination," and insisted that the best place for people to be was sheltered in their homes.

"You issue an evacuation order and put everyone on the highway," Turner said, "you are really asking for a major calamity."

More than 1,000 people had to be rescued overnight while the storm dumped anywhere from 15 to 30 inches of rain across southeast Texas. The heavy rain, coupled with the overflowing of Houston's bayous, meant water levels in some areas could reach 50 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

Now the city is wrestling with a massive effort to find shelter for displaced residents, sending them to centralized locations around the city that Turner calls "lily pads."

The volume of this weekend's Harvey rainfall was largely predicted. CNN meteorologists on Friday forecast more than 20 inches of rain, and the National Weather Service first put Houston under a Flash Flood Watch -- meaning flooding was a possibility and residents should be prepared -- on Thursday afternoon at 4:38 p.m.

"At this time I can reemphasize there will be no mass evacuations called," said Harris County Judge Edward Emmett, who is responsible for overseeing emergency operations, at a joint press conference with Turner on Friday. He noted that several coastal towns within Harris County, where Houston lies, had issued voluntary evacuations because of the storm surge.

On Sunday, CNN meteorologist Chad Myers agreed with officials' decision to not issue an evacuation order.

In a press conference Sunday afternoon, a reporter asked Gov. Abbott whether there had been a breakdown in communications when he said people should evacuate, but local officials contradicted him. "We've moved beyond whether or not there should have been an evacuation or not," Abbott said. "We're at a stage where we just need to respond to the emergencies" the people of Houston are facing.

For more infomation >> Houston Texas Weather UPDATE! Houston Flood 2017 Rescue Operations, Tornado Footage! - Duration: 1:43.

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Gov. Chris Christie Activates Task Force 1 To Aid Texas Response Efforts - Duration: 1:44.

For more infomation >> Gov. Chris Christie Activates Task Force 1 To Aid Texas Response Efforts - Duration: 1:44.

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R.I. stands ready to help as Harvey batters Texas. - Duration: 1:57.

For more infomation >> R.I. stands ready to help as Harvey batters Texas. - Duration: 1:57.

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Nevada first responders deployed to Texas - Duration: 1:20.

For more infomation >> Nevada first responders deployed to Texas - Duration: 1:20.

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Two dead, thousands rescued as Texas hit with widespread flooding - Duration: 1:34.

The deadly hurricane Harvey, now downgraded to a tropical storm, has killed at least two

and left America's second biggest oil refinery state flooded with more torrential rain.

It was the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years,… and it's lethal.

And President Trump says he'll visit Texas Gulf Coast this Tuesday,... to monitor the

dire situation there,...

For more on this other news around the world, let's turn to our Lee Ji-won.

Ji-won, what more can you tell us?

Semin, as you mentioned,... two people have been killed so far,... but local authorities

say the death toll is expected to rise.

Up to 14-people have been injured in Aransas County, coastal Southern Texas, but more than

a thousand people had to be rescued overnight from flooded areas,... and some 300-thousand

households suffering from power outages.

With sustained winds of nearly 210 kilometers an hour, Harvey was declared category 4 storm,

the second highest on America's hurricane warning system.

Though the most powerful storm to hit the U.S. since Hurricane Charley in 2004 has lost

a lot of its wind speed and was downgraded to a tropical storm later on Saturday,...

it continues to dump heavy rain in Houston.

With more than 60 centimeters of rain falling in 24 hours, rescue operations are ongoing,...

but the situation may become even more dire as a record-breaking 130 centimeter of rain

is forecast to fall on parts of Texas in the coming days.