‘Get Out Now!’ -- Levee Breached in Houston Suburb

Homes are seen inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Authorities outside Houston—in Brazoria County—have warned residents to get out right away after floodwaters breached a levee, Reuters reported.

A warning was posted on Twitter: “The levee at Columbia Lakes has been breached!! Get out now!!”

 

“They need to get out. Get to higher ground in Angleton,” County Judge Matt Sebesta said on TV, CBS reported.

Columbia Lakes is located some 50 miles from Houston near the Brazos River.

Residents wade through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Houston, Texas, on Aug. 28, 2017. Jonathan Bachman/Reuters