Photos: Massive flooding in Houston

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Photos: Massive flooding in Houston

Massive flooding has become nearly an annual rite of passage in Houston, which is grappling with destroyed homes, trapped drivers and deaths for the third straight year.

Residents of the Arbor Court apartments evacuate their flooded apartment complex in the Greenspoint area on Monday, April 18, 2016, in The Woodlands, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Hoston Chronicle via AP)

Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston. Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston. Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston. Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston. Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston. Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Houston. Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Justin Nelzen, in red vest, joins others as they work to rescue up to 70 horses along Cypresswood Drive near Humble along Cypress Creek, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. More than a foot of rain fell Monday in parts of Houston, submerging scores of subdivisions and several major interstate highways, forcing the closure of schools and knocking out power to thousands of residents who were urged to shelter in place. (Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Justin Nelzen, in red vest, joins other local residents as they work to rescue up to 70 horses along Cypresswood Drive near Humble along Cypress Creek, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston, after a Houston-area stable was inundated by floodwaters. More than a foot of rain fell Monday in parts of Houston, submerging scores of subdivisions and several major interstate highways, forcing the closure of schools and knocking out power to thousands of residents who were urged to shelter in place. (Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Residents of the Arbor Court apartments evacuate their flooded apartment complex in the Greenspoint area on Monday, April 18, 2016, in The Woodlands, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Hoston Chronicle via AP)

A child is lifted from a boat after being rescued from her apartment surrounded by floodwaters Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods and forcing the closure of city offices and the suspension of public transit. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Residents of the Arbor Court apartments evacuate their flooded apartment complex in the Greenspoint area Monday, April 18, 2016, in The Woodlands, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Hoston Chronicle via AP)

Residents of the Arbor Court apartments evacuate their flooded apartment complex in a refrigerator on Monday, April 18, 2016, in The Woodlands, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Residents of the Arbor Court apartments evacuate their flooded apartment complex in the Greenspoint area Monday, April 18, 2016, in The Woodlands, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Residents of the Arbor Court apartments evacuate their flooded apartment complex in a refrigerator on Monday, April 18, 2016, in The Woodlands, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Hoston Chronicle via AP)

Residents of the Arbor Court apartments evacuate their flooded apartment complex in the Greenspoint area on Monday, April 18, 2016, in The Woodlands, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

People evacuate from Arbor Court Apartments in the Greenspoint area Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. Massive flooding has become nearly an annual rite of passage in Houston, which is grappling with destroyed homes, trapped drivers and deaths for the third straight year. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Emergency personnel carry a woman from a rescue boat as people are evacuated from Arbor Court Apartments in the Greenspoint area Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. Massive flooding has become nearly an annual rite of passage in Houston, which is grappling with destroyed homes, trapped drivers and deaths for the third straight year. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Meital Harari cleans water out of her Meyerland home, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. Her family rode out the storm at a nearby house because her daughter has nightmares from the Memorial Day floods. Massive flooding has become nearly an annual rite of passage in Houston, which is grappling with destroyed homes, trapped drivers and deaths for the third straight year. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Felix Yanez, center, helps Lucy Olvio, right, and Judy wade through floodwaters as they evacuate from their flooded apartment complex Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods and forcing the closure of city offices and the suspension of public transit. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Residents of the Arbor Court apartments evacuate their flooded apartment complex in the Greenspoint area on Monday, April 18, 2016, in The Woodlands, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Hoston Chronicle via AP)

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