Hurricane Harvey: Night curfew imposed in flooded Houston

Residents facing looting and robberies in wake of 'catastrophic' storm

Survivors survey the damage to their flooded home in Houston
(Image credit: 2017 Getty Images)

The city of Houston has imposed a night-time curfew on its residents in a bid to stop reported looting and robberies as the city begins to recover from the impact of Hurricane Harvey.

The storm, which dumped record levels of rain on the city causing widespread "catastrophic" flooding, has claimed up to 30 lives and left large parts of Houston underwater.

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