Hurricane Harvey • Latest Must-Know Facts

HOUSTON, TX — The full wrath of Hurricane Harvey is slowly revealing itself as floodwaters recede in Houston, swamped for days by unrelenting rains fueled by the powerful weather system that made landfall last Friday, then shifted position to take aim at southeast Texas and western Louisiana. Rescue calls are still coming in at a rapid clip, and are increasing in areas Harvey-flooded areas of southeast Texas.

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Here are the latest things you need to know; please share with your neighbors who may be cut off by the flooding:

• Houston comes back to life: "It was encouraging to see people walking around and on the roads and getting back to work," Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña said at a Thursday evening news conference.
• Door-to-door searches may increase death toll: Harris County sheriff's officials said divers had recovered a man's body from the Green's Bayou.
• School start delayed again: The first day of school in Houston has been delayed. In Rockport, where Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 storm on Aug. 25, opening day has been delayed indefinitely.
• Raw sewage, other threats: Harvey's floods swamped sanitary sewer systems, posing public health threats along the Texas Gulf Coast.
• Harvey by the numbers: Statistics released by the White House during Vice President Mike Pence's visit offer a snapshot of Harvey's devastation.
• Rescue calls still at rapid pace: Rescue calls are slowing down, but are still coming in at a clip of about 500 an hour.
• Another county eligible for FEMA aid: Another Harvey-devastated county has been declared a dister, and a congressman hopes more will be added.
• Congress expected to speed disaster aid: Members of the Texas and Louisiana delegation urged swift action when lawmakers return from their summer recess next week.
• President Trump donates to relief fund: President Trump said he would make a significant personal donation to relief efforts.
• Sunday is a day of prayer: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has proclaimed Sunday a day of prayer in Harvey-devastated Texas.
• Price gouging on essential water: Best Buy officials in Houston have apologized after being accused of price gouging amid Hurricane Harvey's aftermath for trying to sell cases of bottled water at more than $42.
• Some good news for Houston: The Addicks and Barker reservoirs are receding.
• Electric hazards lurk in murky waters: A grieving Houston area mom has a warning for people wading through the waters to conduct rescue missions or check on their property.
• Chemical plant explodes: A plant about 25 miles from Houston that makes volatile liquid plastics saw a series of fires overnight.
• Water, but none to drink in Beaumont: The still-rising waters of the Neches River resulting from days of torrential rain have knocked out the water supply to beleaguered Beaumont.
• US tapping emergency oil reserves:Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Thursday announced he will release half a million barrels of crude oil from an emergency stockpile.
• Shelter opening in Austin: Officials worked frantically Wednesday to turn the Austin Convention Center into a mega-shelter for the battered Texas Gulf Coast.
• Vice President Pence in Texas: Vice President Mike Pence and other administration officials are on the way to Texas to tour the storm damage.
• Neighbors helping neighbors: Neighbors are helping neighbors, with a big assist from the Texas National Guard.Harvey's most heartbreaking scene: As Harvey moved east, one of the most heartbreaking images of the devastating floods emerged in Beaumont, where rescuers saved a toddler who was clinging to the body of her mother floating through the rising floodwaters.
• Cruel Harvey claims entire family: A family of six lost their lives in what police say is the single deadliest incident stemming from Tropical Storm Harvey, with victims ranging in ages from six to 84.

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Photo: U.S. Border Patrol Agent Steven Blackburn, left, checks if people wading in water need help during a search a rescue operation in a neighborhood inundated by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)