U.S. officials say 450,000 in Texas likely to seek disaster aid

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Mon, 28 Aug 2017 - 12:05 GMT

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Members of the Duong family walk through flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey on the feeder road of Interstate 45 in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Adrees Latif TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Members of the Duong family walk through flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey on the feeder road of Interstate 45 in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Adrees Latif TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

WASHINGTON - 28 Aug 2017: U.S. emergency management officials said on Monday they were committed to getting federal resources to Texas as quickly as possible to help with the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Harvey, with more than 450,000 people likely to seek assistance.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long said more than 30,000 people were expected to be placed temporarily in shelters after the storm made landfall over the weekend. A disaster declaration request from the Louisiana governor would also likely be expedited, he added.

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