Pictures: Huge floods hit US city of Houston
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The US city of Houston in Texas has been battered by the biggest storm in its history, which has turned roads into rivers.

Cars have been abandoned in the flooding and many people have had to evacuate their homes after electricity was cut off.

People have had to use boats, inflatable rafts and even beach toys to escape the water.

The city is expected to be hit by a whole year's rainfall within one week.

People have been forced to wade through water as it quickly filled the streets.