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Inside a Houston Neighborhood Where the Water Is Still Rising

People living in West Houston neighborhoods can only watch and wait as officials unleash water from the decades-old Barker and Addicks reservoirs.

Even as the flooding from Hurricane Harvey recedes around most of Houston, some neighborhoods are still taking on water, including the Westchester neighborhood situated along the Buffalo Bayou.

As officials unleash water from the decades-old Barker and Addicks reservoirs in a controlled release to keep them from overflowing—and to ensure that they don't break—people living in West Houston neighborhoods like Westchester can only watch and wait, hoping that the water doesn't engulf their cars or their houses. Continue reading on VICE News.