Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice
Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas late Friday, lashing a wide swath of the Gulf Coast with strong winds and torrential rain from the fiercest hurricane to hit the US in more than a decade.
The National Hurricane Center said the eye of the Category 4 hurricane made landfall about 10pm about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of Corpus Christi between Port Aransas and Port O'Connor, bringing with it 130 mph (209 kph) sustained winds and flooding rains.
Harvey's approach sent tens of thousands of residents fleeing the Gulf Coast, hoping to escape the wrath of an increasingly menacing storm set to slam an area of Texas that includes oil refineries, chemical plants and dangerously flood-prone Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city.
Source: Khaleej Times