Daily Mail: Texas braces for massive flooding and WALLS OF WATER as Hurricane Harvey barrels over the state after 130mph winds slam the coast causing at least 10 injuries and buildings to collapse with more than 300,000 left without power
* Texas residents are dealing with 'catastrophic' flooding after Hurricane Harvey hit the state's coast
* The storm sustained winds of 130mph and a storm surge of up to 13 feet when it crashed onto land
* Buildings have collapsed, 300,000 have been left without power in the area, and 10 have been injured
* Those who didn't evacuate were asked to write their names on their arms so bodies could be identified
* On Saturday morning, the hurricane was downgraded to a Category 1 storm with winds of 75mph
* By storm's end, 40 inches of rain is expected to fall and an estimated $40billion worth of damage left behind
* Harvey is the strongest storm to hit the US in 12 years and is expected to trigger 'catastrophic' floods
* The National Weather Service warned that this was the 'start of many difficult days to come'
Texas residents are bracing themselves for 'catastrophic' flooding from the monstrous Hurricane Harvey after the then-Category 4 storm slammed into the coast on Saturday with winds of 130mph and a storm surge of 13 feet causing buildings to collapse, several to be injured and leaving more than 300,000 without power.
The hurricane made landfall around 10pm local time between Port Aransas and Port O'Connor, as waves flooded onto roads, roofs were sent flying into the air and residents in the storm's path were told to label themselves in case they died.
Residents have begun a clean up after roofs were left damaged, houses burned to the grounds and cars careened onto the side of the road.
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