At least one death was reported as Texans face the most powerful hurricane to hit the United States in a decade.
The first fatality was reported in the hard‑hit coastal city of Rockport, where the person died in a house fire during the storm.
At least a dozen people were injured.
With dire warnings of tornadoes, torrential downpours and days of flooding to come, southeast Texas were littered with uprooted trees, toppled signs, flagpoles that snapped like toothpicks and clusters of bricks peeled like scabs from walls and rooftops.
Additional fatalities were feared in coastal Rockport, where an estimated 5,000 residents had stayed put for the storm that blasted ashore as a Category 4.
CNN meteorologist and severe weather expert have warned residents of Houston to move to higher ground as severe flooding is a big possibility.
Source: CNN
