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See Harvey's devastating fury in Texas

At least 39 people have been killed since Harvey slammed into Texas last Friday, dumping record amounts of rain and causing catastrophic flooding. The Texas Department of Public Safety reports that nearly 7,000 homes have been destroyed and more than 37,000 have sustained major damage.

A collection of incredible images from this week's deadly storm in the U.S.

Homes are flooded near the Addicks Reservoir as floodwaters rise Tuesday in Houston. The confirmed death toll from tropical storm Harvey stood at 39 by Thursday night, though it is expected to rise. (David J. Phillip/Associated Press)

A desperate escape

Residents wade through floodwaters with their belongings in Northwest Houston on Wednesday. Harvey struck southeast Texas last Friday, slamming into the coast as a Category 4 hurricane, then weakening to a tropical storm that dumped record amounts of rain, causing dozens of deaths and submerging several neighbourhoods in the Houston area.

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The Houston Fire Department began a block-by-block effort Thursday to rescue stranded survivors and recover bodies.

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Neighbourhoods submerged 

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Highways under water

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Vehicles sit amid leaked fuel mixed with floodwaters from tropical storm Harvey in the parking lot of Motiva Enterprises LLC in Port Arthur on Thursday.

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A Texas National Guard soldier carries a woman on his back during rescue operations in flooded areas around Houston.

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Railways and airports under water

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Planes at the West Houston Airport are surrounded by floodwaters on Wednesday.

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Waist-deep floodwaters

Residents of the La Vita Bella nursing home in Dickinson sit in floodwaters caused by Harvey last Sunday. Authorities said all the residents were safely moved out of the facility. 

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Waiting to be rescued

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Residents wade through floodwaters from tropical storm Harvey in Houston on Monday.

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Volunteer rescuer Matt Clarke searches for local residents after a mandatory evacuation was ordered in the area beneath the Barker Reservoir in Houston on Thursday.

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Evacuation centres fill up

People take shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston after flood waters from Harvey inundated the city on Tuesday. The evacuation centre has already received more than 9,000 evacuees, with more arriving.

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Aaron Tobias stands in what is left of his home after Harvey blew in and destroyed most of the house in Rockport last week. Tobias said he was able to get his wife and kids out before the storm arrived but he stayed and rode it out.

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With files from The Associated Press