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Article snippet: Emergency workers rescued many more soaked and frightened people in southeast Texas on Tuesday as floodwaters continued to rise and officials counseled patience, warning that conditions would not improve soon. The slow-moving, record-shattering tropical storm Harvey battered the region for a sixth straight day and began to move into southwest Louisiana. With hundreds of thousands of people under evacuation orders, shelters filled to bursting with people who craved some news about the safety of their loved ones and the state of their homes. For now, the city’s focus “will continue to be on rescue,” and not on damage assessment — much less recovery — Houston’s mayor, Sylvester Turner, said at a news conference. Here is the latest: • Local officials have reported at least 30 confirmed and suspected flood-related deaths. • Mr. Turner imposed a citywide curfew from midnight to 5 a.m. until further notice. • National Weather Service officials said late Tuesday that Tropical Storm Harvey is expected to make another landfall near the Texas-Louisiana state line sometime shortly after midnight central time. • Parts of the Houston area set a record for rainfall from a single storm anywhere in the continental United States, with a top reading on Tuesday afternoon, since the storm began, of 51.88 inches. Jeffrey Lindner, a meteorologist for the Harris County Flood Control District, said 25 to 30 percent of Harris County’s 1,800 square miles of land was flooded. • The Houston ... Link to the full article to read more