Copyright: TVB Pearl News, Ms. Sonya Artero
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTUGAU159Pk
{O/C} {Welcome back} U.S. President Donald Trump proved he can be both kind and comforting to victims of Hurricane Harvey upon his return to flood-ravaged Texas.
This comes as residents begin returning home shocking scenes of devastation.
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A side of Trump no one's seen before. A kiss on the cheek for storm-displaced children and a hug from First Lady Melania Trump.
Then he hailed those carrying out hurricane relief efforts.
{Soundbite} DONALD TRUMP, U.S. President: Really, I think people appreciate what's been done. It's been done very efficiently, very well. We're very happy with everything is going. Lotta love, there's a lotta love.
Then he helped volunteers hand out relief supplies to those rendered homeless from the storm.
Trump gave special thanks to the Coast Guard for rescuing 11,000 people.
{Soundbite} You have done so much for the services, and the whole world is watching, the whole world is watching.
As floodwaters recede, thousands of Texans began returning home to scenes of catastrophic damage.
Hurricane Harvey did not discriminate. It raged through neighbourhoods rich and poor, black and white.
{Soundbite} VALIERIE WILLIAMS, Texas Homeowner: I've lost everything.
{Soundbite} GEORGIA CALHOUN, Texas Homeowner: The water was way up to about right here.
You work so hard to get what you get and then you lose everything. All this is replaceable. I just thank God for my life.
Mounds of flood-damaged debris now line the streets.
{Soundbite} MITHAEL KROST, Texas Homeowner: People's lives are all on the floor right here, on the ground. Just on the street, it's pretty sad.
The worst of the flooding was seen in Crosby, Texas where entire homes were wiped out.
{Soundbite} ELIZABETH VICTORIO, Lost Home in Flooding: And so we have no place to live at the moment.
Michael Brown tried to keep his spirits up as he waded through his home, looking for keepsakes to retrieve.
{Soundbite} MICHAEL BROWN, Flooding Victim: It's very emotional to see you place like this, you know, something you've worked so hard for. It's just... I'm kind of numb.
Hurricane Harvey is expected to be one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history.
Back in Houston, an area still flooded made it nearly impassible for firefighters to battle a blaze at a building.
But to prove storm-rattled residents truly are "Texas strong," major league baseball returned to the state. A moment of silence was held for those who died. The death toll has now reached 44.
Then, the Houston Astros opened a double header against the New York Mets and won their first game.
Sonya Artero TVB news.
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