How many have died in hurricane harvey?

Hurricane Harvey & Houston Flood Victims: How to Get Help Described as the “ground zero of Hurricane Harvey,” Rockport, Texas appears to have taken the hardest hit from the storm. The storms are beginning to stall out, however, rain-bands will continue to come in periodically for multiple days, FEMA Adminstrator, William “Brock” Long told MSNBC. read more

More than 40 Texans have died, mostly one by one and nearly entirely in floodwaters, as a result of Hurricane Harvey. That grim count — reflecting deaths over five-plus days from Aransas County, where the hurricane crashed ashore, to Southeast Texas, where it lingered and dumped as much as 50 inches of rain in places — doesn’t come from state or federal authorities. read more

The White House has prepared a request to Congress for an emergency $5.9bn (£4.6bn) package in Harvey recovery aid. It is expected to be followed by further requests that could exceed the $110bn to victims of Hurricane Katrina. read more

Hurricane Harvey became the most powerful hurricane to hit the United States in over a decade, reaching a Category 4 at its peak. The storm was later downgraded to a tropical storm, however CNN reported “widespread devastation” throughout areas of southeast Texas. read more

More than 40 Texans have died, mostly one by one and nearly entirely in flood waters, since Hurricane Harvey powered ashore Friday in South Texas. read more

Another person died of a heart attack Sunday in Montgomery County, as rescue workers were delayed in getting to his address by road and flood conditions left by Harvey's massive rainfall. Harvey slammed into Texas on Aug. 25 as a Category 4 hurricane, but brought the worst flooding to Houston and other areas as a tropical storm. read more