The number of victims of hurricane Harvey has risen to eight

The death toll from the hurricane Harvey in the United States has increased to eight people, reports The Washington Post referring to the Texas authorities.

Authorities expect that the victims may be more, as the rains, the outflow of rivers from the banks and floods continue.

Also, residents of Texas and Louisiana were warned that in connection with the hurricane, about 30 thousand people will have to leave their homes for security reasons.

Earlier it was reported that analysts estimated the damage from Hurricane Harvey at several tens of billions of dollars.