Mark ralston afp getty images coast guard choppers saved more than 100 people.
Images people stranded on roofs in texas harvey.
Here are some photos from the scene.
Sixteen of those aircrafts are from u s.
Turner said 22 aircrafts were working to help identify people stranded on roofs.
One facebook group set up to connect.
Hurricane harvey has caused mass destruction and potentially historic flooding in southeast texas.
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Collapsed roofs and downed trees as hurricane harvey batters texas coast 1 99 samir novruzov wades through water to get to a vehicle after spending the day clearing out his flooded home in katy.
Dozens of people in a downtown houston apartment building including a hurricane katrina survivor and her children were rescued from the roof of their neighbor s two story home today.
In addition 35 boats and 93 dump trucks were being used by.
Officials said houston a major center for the nation s energy industry had suffered billions of dollars in damage and would take years to fully recover.
Hurricane harvey has dumped record amounts of rain onto the texas city of houston leaving at least eight dead and thousands stranded and prompting an unprecedented rescue effort.
The weather service said harvey s rain is causing catastrophic and life threatening flooding over large portions of southeastern texas.
People trapped inside their homes or left stranded by catastrophic flooding in texas caused by hurricane harvey have turned to social media to plea for help.