In photos: Catastrophic flooding hits Texas in wake of Harvey
See how flood victims are struggling to cope in Texas after the hurricane's devastating landfall
Civilians patrol for stranded residents in Katy, Texas.Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times
National Guard personnel head out for an evacuation mission from their staging area, a Buc-ee's convenience store in Katy, Texas.Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times
Samaritans help push a boat with evacuees to high ground during a rain storm in Houston, August 28.Adrees Latif/Reuters
Galindo family members relax at the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston after living inside a car since Saturday.Marie D. De Jesus/The Associated Press
People wait to check into a shelter in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP / Getty Images
Flood victims move pets at a shelter in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP / Getty Images
A view of damage in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas.Gabe Hernandez/The Associated Press
People and rescue boats line a street in Houston.Melissa Phillip/The Associated Press
Neighbors used their personal boats to rescue Jane Rhodes in Friendswood, Texas.Steve Gonzales/The Associated Press
Police block traffic following closure of the I-10 freeway leading into Houston.Mark Ralston/AFP / Getty Images
An elderly woman and her poodle float above flood waters while waiting to be rescued in Houston.Adrees Latif/Reuters
A car is submerged on a freeway near downtown Houston.Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press
A helicopter lifts a person during evacuation of Houston's Meyerland area.Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times
Searchers patrol the upscale River Oaks neighborhood of Houston for stranded residents.Scott Olson/Getty Images
People are rescued from flood waters in Dickinson, Texas.Rick Wilking/Reuters
Rescue workers and civilians wait for help in Houston.Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times
Wilford Martinez, right, is rescued from his flooded car by Harris County Sheriff's Department Richard Wagner along Interstate 610.David J. Phillip/The Associated Press
Texas National Guard soldiers aid residents in heavily flooded areas of Houston.Reuters
Residents fleeing the flooded Meyerland area walk onto an I-610 overpass for help.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP / Getty Images
Flooded downtown is seen in Houston, Texas.Reuters
Two kayakers struggle in in floodwaters in Houston, Texas. Rescuers answered hundreds of calls for help.Mark Mulligan/The Associated Press
A stranded motorist escapes post-Hurricane Harvey floodwaters in Houston, Texas.Nick Oxford/Reuters
People make their way down partially flooded roads in Galveston, Texas.Brendan Smialowski/AFP / Getty Images
Shelves at an Austin-area grocery are empty after owners secured essential items for rationing.Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP / Getty Images
People stand on a sinking boat awaiting rescue from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter near Port Aransas, Texas August 26.Handout/Reuters
Hurricane Harvey damage is seen in Bayside, Texas.Daniel Kramer/AFP / Getty Images
Aaron Tobias stands in what is left of his home in Rockport, Texas.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Barbara Koster stands on her front door as she surveys her property in Rockport, Texas.Adrees Latif/Reuters
Julie holds her dog Pee-wee as they wait to be evacuated to Austin from Rockport, Texas.Adrees Latif/Reuters
Lee Guerrero tries to kick open a door of an apartment after hearing his friends say they were hiding in the shower stall in Rockport.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Dead cows killed in Hurricane Harvey lie on highway 35 near Fulton, Texas.Rick Wilking/Reuters
Antonio Barron, left, and his girlfriend, Melissa Rocha, run in a street during heavy rain in Palacios, Texas.David J. Phillip/The Associated Press