Original version

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

Newshour

News

Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza

Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service East Asia

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

Newshour: "Catastrophic" Floods Engulf Houston

Magazines & Reviews

270817HoustonFlood.jpg

27/08/2017 GMT

"Catastrophic" Floods Engulf Houston

BBC World Service - Newshour, "Catastrophic" Floods Engulf Houston

Tropical Storm Harvey brings the city of Houston in Texas to a standstill.

Tropical Storm Harvey has caused the worst floods in the city of Houston since records began, but is the situation comparable to Hurricane Katrina? We hear from a survivor of that storm, who currently lives in Houston.

Also on the programme: Can the FARC guerrilla movement of Columbia successfully transform into a legitimate political party? And the Notting Hill Carnival, the biggest street party in Europe is underway, less than a mile from the Grenfell tower block, where at least eighty people lost their lives in a fire.

(Picture Residents are rescued from the River Oaks neighbourhood of Houston Credit Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Newshour

"Catastrophic" Floods Engulf Houston

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

About BBC World Service