In Pictures: Houston residents pick up the pieces after Hurricane Harvey

Houston residents affected by Hurricane Harvey begin heading back to their homes to clean up the mess left behind by the storm.

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Sep 05, 2017, 03:38 PM

Mr Vince Ware moving his sofas onto the sidewalk from his house, which was left flooded by tropical storm Harvey in Houston, Texas, on Sept 3. PHOTO: REUTERS

A volunteer from Texas A&M University helping to clean up the flood-damaged home of an alumnus in south-western Houston, Texas, on Sept 2. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man cleaning up an auto shop in Orange, Texas, on Sept 3 after torrential rain pounded south-east Texas following Hurricane Harvey, which caused widespread flooding. PHOTO: AFP

A couple carrying a damaged bookcase from their flood-hit east Houston home on Sept 1, as they began the clean-up process in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas. PHOTO: EPA

Ms Emily Teague and her brother Andrew getting ready to move a television set in her flooded home on Sept 4 in Katy, Texas. PHOTO: AFP

A boy lying on a piece of furniture on the back of a trailer while passing by debris outside a house flooded by tropical storm Harvey in Houston, Texas, on Sept 4. PHOTO: REUTERS

Two girls riding through floodwaters on a tractor in Katy, Texas, on Sept 4. Over a week after Hurricane Harvey hit southern Texas, residents are beginning the long process of recovering from the storm. PHOTO: AFP

A couple taking a break after clearing furniture from a family member's house, which was hit by floodwaters following the tropical storm in Houston. PHOTO: REUTERS

A poodle begging to be carried, as residents gathered outside a house left flooded by the tropical storm in Houston, Texas, on Sept 4. PHOTO: REUTERS

Mr Ruben Morales taking his dinner without utensils on Sept 4 after clearing furniture from the flood-hit house of a neighbour in Houston, Texas. PHOTO: REUTERS

Mr Isaac Zermeno helping to discard furniture from a neighbour's house that was left flooded by the storm in Houston, Texas. PHOTO: REUTERS

Samaritans in Houston, Texas, helping to clear debris from the flood-damaged house of a neighbour on Sept 3. PHOTO: REUTERS

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