With boats, the US authorities are trying to rescue the captured in Houston

The rain that accompanies the tropical storm Harvey has hit Houston hard, resulting in "floods" everywhere, said Mayor Sylvester Turner today, noting that 40 boats will be added to the existing rescue to remove people from the districts and highways Have been flooded by the waters.

So far, authorities have received more than 2,000 appeals from people trapped in homes and cars. Two apartment complexes will be completely evacuated.

"Do not go out on the road. Do not assume that the storm has passed," the mayor said at a press conference he conceded.

Bus services in Houston have been temporarily interrupted. The municipality will open two new shelters; of which one in a conference center; To house the victims.

Earlier, rescue services have urged residents at risk of rising water levels to climb the roofs of their homes rather than the lofts. They also warned 2 million of Houston residents not to leave their homes because the streets are flooded.

Harris County's sheriff's Twitter account was also flooded with requests for help. Sheriff Ed Gonzales said his assistants are controlling an unconfirmed information that a woman and a child were found dead in a vehicle sinking into the water on a motorway near Houston.

A resident told local TV station abc13 that a woman's body was floating on a street in western Houston.