Photos: 5 dead as flood waters rise in Houston #HurricaneHarvey

At least five people were killed and more than 1,000 people were rescued overnight as record rainfall saturated Houston as part of Hurricane Harvey, the National Weather Service said.

Flood waters are continuing to rise in the area, which has been under a flash flood emergency since Saturday night. At least 20 inches of rain have fallen in the city. The hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm, but is still expected to bring heavy thunderstorms to the area in the coming days.