Houston-Area Floodwaters Recede But Dangers Still Loom

HOUSTON (AP) — Major dangers loomed over the U.S. Gulf Coast area Thursday with the continued threat of serious flooding near the Texas-Louisiana line and after a series of explosions at a flooded chemical plant, even as Harvey’s floodwaters receded in the Houston area after days of torrential rain.
Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas, struggled with rising water after being pounded with what remained of the weakening storm, while Houston’s fire department said it would begin a blo