SAN ANTONIO – As Texans still deal with Tropical Storm Harvey, chilling drone footage displays the destruction when it made landfall as the first major hurricane to hit the United States in more than a decade.
Harvey’s impact left homes flattened, major buildings and businesses destroyed, and deadly flooding in cities such as Houston, Rockport and Port Aransas.
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At least five deaths and more than a dozen injuries have been reported in the aftermath of Harvey, one confirmed from Rockport where the below drone footage was captured.
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Since making landfall Friday evening as a Category 4 Hurricane near Rockport, Texas, Harvey continues to wreak havoc as a tropical storm dropping heavy rain and causing major flooding in eastern Texas, most notably in Houston.
As Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city, braces for more rain and flooding, victims of Hurricane Harvey from Rockport and Port Aransas are left with rebuilding what’s left of their town.
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Despite drones being used in affected areas, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a tweet it does not want users "to fly drones in the aftermath of Harvey" and to allow first responders to work.
#Harvey Info: The #FAA does not want you to fly #drones in the aftermath of #Harvey. Allow 1st responders to work. https://t.co/rN9b6GgxhX pic.twitter.com/DFOq1R1Hio
— The FAA (@FAANews) August 27, 2017
Here is a collection of aerial footage from areas affected by Harvey captured by drone users.
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