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  • A man carries a dog after being rescued from rising floodwaters due to Hurricane Harvey at the Highland Glen housing development in Spring, Texas, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. 2017. A deluge of rain and rising floodwaters left†Houston†immersed and helpless,†crippling a global center of the oil industry and testing the economic resiliency of a state thatís home to almost 1 in 12 U.S. workers. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg
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    A man carries a dog after being rescued from rising floodwaters due to Hurricane Harvey at the Highland Glen housing development in Spring, Texas, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. 2017. A deluge of rain and rising floodwaters left†Houston†immersed and helpless,†crippling a global center of the oil industry and testing the economic resiliency of a state thatís home to almost 1 in 12 U.S. workers. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg

  • In this Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017 photo, Kelly Garner, intake specialist at Austin Humane Society, works on processing a kitten from Beaumont Animal Services in Austin. Austin Humane Society is one of several shelters in Central Texas taking in evacuated shelter animals from the Texas coast affected by Hurricane Harvey. (Tina Phan/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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    In this Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017 photo, Kelly Garner, intake specialist at Austin Humane Society, works on processing a kitten from Beaumont Animal Services in Austin. Austin Humane Society is one of several shelters in Central Texas taking in evacuated shelter animals from the Texas coast affected by Hurricane Harvey. (Tina Phan/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

  • A boy hugs his grandmothers' dog after being rescued from rising floodwaters due to Hurricane Harvey in Spring, Texas, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. 2017. A deluge of rain and rising floodwaters left†Houston†immersed and helpless,†crippling a global center of the oil industry and testing the economic resiliency of a state thatís home to almost 1 in 12 U.S. workers. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg
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    A boy hugs his grandmothers' dog after being rescued from rising floodwaters due to Hurricane Harvey in Spring, Texas, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. 2017. A deluge of rain and rising floodwaters left†Houston†immersed and helpless,†crippling a global center of the oil industry and testing the economic resiliency of a state thatís home to almost 1 in 12 U.S. workers. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg

  • Rescued squirrels huddle at Austin Wildlife Rescue in east Austin, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. As Tropical Storm Harvey winds blow young and old squirrels out of the trees area residents bring the injured wildlife to the animal rescue center. (Stephen Spillman/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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    Rescued squirrels huddle at Austin Wildlife Rescue in east Austin, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. As Tropical Storm Harvey winds blow young and old squirrels out of the trees area residents bring the injured wildlife to the animal rescue center. (Stephen Spillman/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

  • Lance Cross holds his dog Max while being evacuated from his home as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Spring, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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    Lance Cross holds his dog Max while being evacuated from his home as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Spring, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

  • A line forms to deliver rescued animals such as squirrels and birds to Austin Wildlife Rescue in east Austin, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. As Tropical Storm Harvey winds blow young and old squirrels out of the trees area residents bring the injured wildlife to the animal rescue center. (Stephen Spillman/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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    A line forms to deliver rescued animals such as squirrels and birds to Austin Wildlife Rescue in east Austin, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. As Tropical Storm Harvey winds blow young and old squirrels out of the trees area residents bring the injured wildlife to the animal rescue center. (Stephen Spillman/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

  • Belinda Penn holds her dogs Winston and Baxter after being rescued from their home as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Spring, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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    Belinda Penn holds her dogs Winston and Baxter after being rescued from their home as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Spring, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

  • HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: Naomi Coto carries Simba on her shoulders as they evacuate their home after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
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    HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: Naomi Coto carries Simba on her shoulders as they evacuate their home after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

  • In this Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017 photo, Puddin the dog, one of the animals transported to Austin Humane Society from Beaumont Animal Services, is greeted by volunteer Bernie Fette, left, and shelter manager Sarah Hammel in Austin. Austin Humane Society is one of several shelters in Central Texas taking in evacuated shelter animals from the Texas coast affected by Hurricane Harvey. (Tina Phan/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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    In this Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017 photo, Puddin the dog, one of the animals transported to Austin Humane Society from Beaumont Animal Services, is greeted by volunteer Bernie Fette, left, and shelter manager Sarah Hammel in Austin. Austin Humane Society is one of several shelters in Central Texas taking in evacuated shelter animals from the Texas coast affected by Hurricane Harvey. (Tina Phan/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

  • People and their pets are rescued from flood waters from Hurricane Harvey on a boat in Dickinson, Texas August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
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    People and their pets are rescued from flood waters from Hurricane Harvey on a boat in Dickinson, Texas August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

  • A dog is rescued from the flood waters of Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Texas, U.S., on August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
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    A dog is rescued from the flood waters of Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Texas, U.S., on August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman

  • Kristie French feeds a baby squirrel at Austin Wildlife Rescue in east Austin, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. As Tropical Storm Harvey winds blow young and old squirrels out of the trees area residents bring the injured wildlife to the rescue center. (Stephen Spillman/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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    Kristie French feeds a baby squirrel at Austin Wildlife Rescue in east Austin, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. As Tropical Storm Harvey winds blow young and old squirrels out of the trees area residents bring the injured wildlife to the rescue center. (Stephen Spillman/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

  • A rescue helicopter hovers in the background as an elderly woman and her poodle use an air mattress to float above flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey while waiting to be rescued from Scarsdale Boulevard in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Adrees Latif TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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    A rescue helicopter hovers in the background as an elderly woman and her poodle use an air mattress to float above flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey while waiting to be rescued from Scarsdale Boulevard in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Adrees Latif TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

  • Kristie French counts rescued squirrels at Austin Wildlife Rescue in east Austin, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. As Tropical Storm Harvey winds blow young and old squirrels out of the trees area residents bring the injured wildlife to the animal rescue center. (Stephen Spillman/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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    Kristie French counts rescued squirrels at Austin Wildlife Rescue in east Austin, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. As Tropical Storm Harvey winds blow young and old squirrels out of the trees area residents bring the injured wildlife to the animal rescue center. (Stephen Spillman/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

  • Volunteers evacuate people and pets from a neighborhood inundated by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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    Volunteers evacuate people and pets from a neighborhood inundated by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

  • Madeleine Brunk, left and Thea Jackman deliver a rescued squirrel to Executive Director Hayley Hudnall at Austin Wildlife Rescue in east Austin, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. As Tropical Storm Harvey winds blow young and old squirrels out of the trees area residents bring the injured wildlife to the animal rescue center. (Stephen Spillman/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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    Madeleine Brunk, left and Thea Jackman deliver a rescued squirrel to Executive Director Hayley Hudnall at Austin Wildlife Rescue in east Austin, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. As Tropical Storm Harvey winds blow young and old squirrels out of the trees area residents bring the injured wildlife to the animal rescue center. (Stephen Spillman/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Las autoridades de Texas (EE.UU.) elevaron la cifra provisional de fallecidos por el paso de Harvey en Houston, donde siguen las lluvias y miles de personas esperan aún a ser rescatadas.

Cerca de 300 personas fueron ya rescatadas de sus viviendas inundadas durante la pasada madrugada en esta ciudad texana, que está sufriendo inundaciones que superan el metro de altura en varias zonas, anunció su alcalde, el demócrata Sylvester Turner.

Por otro lado, animales salvajes y mascotas han muerto por las inundaciones, mientras que otros con mayor suerte han sido rescatados por equipos de ayuda.

Harvey tocó tierra en la noche del pasado viernes en la localidad costera de Rockport, situada unos 360 kilómetros al suroeste de Houston, como un huracán de categoría 4 en la escala de intensidad de Saffir-Simpson, de un máximo de 5.

En los últimos días ha perdido intensidad y el huracán ha dado paso a una tormenta tropical que ha causado "catastróficas inundaciones" en Houston y otros lugares, donde los equipos de rescate emplean decenas de helicópteros y lanchas para asistir a las personas que han quedado atrapadas por las inundaciones.

Fuente: EFE

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