More Harvey: Today's News for August 29th

Reuters:

Harvey brings death, destruction to Houston as flood waters rise

Floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey are likely to rise as more torrential rain pounds the U.S. Gulf Coast, where at least eight people have already been killed in Texas and tens of thousands driven from their homes, officials said on Monday.

...Harvey has already dumped more rain in the past few days than some affected areas normally see in a year.

...The worst is far from over because the slow-moving storm will continue to dump rain over the next few days in an area hit by "unprecedented" flooding, the National Weather Service said.

The news gets worse:

#Harvey is expected to retreat back to the Gulf of Mexico before heading back toward #Houston Wednesday. #txwx #TropicalStormHarvey pic.twitter.com/32RoWCover

— CNN Weather Center (@CNNweather) August 27, 2017

And let's not leave Louisiana out of this:

Fox News:

Harvey flood fears expand to Louisiana as Texas braces for more feet of rain

Rescue crews raced to rush people and families to safety Monday night in the Houston area -- as Louisiana braced for flooding of its own from the megastorm known as Harvey.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards warned people in his state that “the worst is likely to come for us here.”

...“Harvey's circulation is crawling eastward and the center of the storm is forecast to track through the state of Louisiana later this week,” said Fox News Meteorologist Janice Dean. “The steady flow of winds over the Gulf will put Louisiana in line for a steady stream of heavy rain, including cities like Baton Rouge, Lake Charles and New Orleans.”

Southwestern Louisiana could get 15-20 inches of rain from Harvey. Flash floods warnings went into effect through Thursday as areas along the coast faced tropical storm warnings.

4 pm CDT Key messages for #Harvey. Catastrophic flooding continues in SE Texas, flood threat spreading eastward into Louisiana. pic.twitter.com/3znyyFkU2j

— NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) August 28, 2017

In other news...

Reuters:

North Korea's "reckless" missile launch over Japan sharply escalates tensions

North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan's northern Hokkaido island into the sea early on Tuesday, prompting warnings for residents to take cover while provoking a sharp reaction from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other leaders.

The test, one of the most provocative ever from the reclusive state, appeared to have been of a recently developed intermediate-range Hwasong-12 missile, experts said. It came as U.S. and South Korean forces conduct annual military drills on the peninsula, to which North Korea strenuously objects.

Imagine what would happen if Russia fired a ballistic missile off the coast of California? Now imagine what would have happened if that North Korean missile had "accidentally" fallen short and hit the Japanese island? There are over 5 million people on Hokkaido.

But the situation with North Korea was best described by the Australian leader:

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said China, North Korea's main ally and trading partner, needed to do more.

"China has to ratchet up the pressure," Turnbull told Australian radio. "They have condemned these missiles tests like everyone else but with unique leverage comes unique responsibility."

At some point, the international community needs to hold China accountable for what North Korea is doing, especially since China has already stated they will defend North Korea if they get attacked.