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Texans have never seen anything like Hurricane Harvey. The storm pummeled the state with castastrophic flooding and winds topping 130 mph over the weekend.
Amid the devastation, the people of Texas and surrounding states have come together to rescue strangers from their homes and shelters. Their stories show tremendous bravery — and the photos and videos of the events will restore your faith in humanity.
A family near the Barker Reservoir in Houston escaped flooding on an air mattress. On Monday, journalists at local news station ABC13 found them and pulled them aboard their vessel.
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Source: Twitter/@abc13houston
A group of men pushed a stalled pickup truck through a flooded street in Houston, Texas.
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Brandi Smith, a reporter with KHOU 11 News, was broadcasting from the side of the road when she spotted a stuck semi-trailer truck with the driver trapped inside the cabin.
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