The flooding and devastation due to Hurricane Harvey is an unimaginable human and natural disaster, one of the worst in the history of the United States. In total, the area around Houston and the Texas coast that have experienced flooding is greater than the entire state of Delaware. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, while thousands more are being rescued by relief personnel. The relief effort itself is a monumental task with local, state, and federal agencies being joined by nonprofit disaster relief organizations.
People have lost their homes, many have lost their livelihoods, and there have been at least 14 confirmed deaths in the aftermath of the storm.