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Flooded Houston braces for yet more rain

Rescuers using an inflatable mattress in the western suburbs of Houston on Monday, August 28 (pic: James Cook, BBC)

The inundated US city could see up to 12 inches more rain from Tropical Storm Harvey on Tuesday.

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