"Some people have put their whole life on hold. Others took selfies, standing in water up to their ankles, and complained about having to redo their flower beds."

As a van full of family members tried to escape Harvey, violent floodwaters engulfed the vehicle and six people are presumed dead, including four siblings aged six to 16, a relative said.

“So, if you’ll bear with us, this is a new song and we’ll never play this again," Chris Martin told the crowd.

More than 17,000 people have sought refuge in Texas shelters, seeking refuge from Harvey's record-breaking flooding.

Some Alberta residents have been trying to keep track of loved ones who live in the path of one-time hurricane and now tropical storm Harvey.

Clyde Cain of the Louisiana Cajun Navy’s says on the group’s Facebook page Monday night that he wasn’t sure if looters fired at the rescuers or fired up into the air.

While the incredible pictures from the devastations of Harvey keep rolling in, one in particular has gone viral.

It's not known yet what kinds or how much sewage, chemicals and waterborne germs are mixed in the water.

The president is to visit Texas on Tuesday.

Canada won't be affected by Harvey, but that doesn't mean Canadian cities aren't at risk.