Two major dams outside Houston in the US have begun overflowing as Storm Harvey pushes reservoirs past capacity.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are in Texas to see the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, now downgraded to a tropical storm.
Record rainfall has caused huge floods and is starting to affect Louisiana.
Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes in the Houston area while rescuers are trying to reach others that remain stranded.
At least nine people are reported to have died, including six members of the same family whose van was swept away by rising floodwater.
A man in his 60s drowned while trying to swim to safety.
Engineers have been releasing water to try to ease pressure on dams in the area.
Source: BBC
