Hurricane Beryl: Category two storm makes Texas landfall

The storm, which killed at least 10 people across the Caribbean, is set to bring strong winds and flooding.

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The category one storm is expected to bring destructive winds and up to 15in (38cm) of rain. In one heavily drenched Houston-area suburb, police officers began conducting water rescues on Monday morning.

The state governor’s office has repeatedly urged residents not to underestimate the storm while oil ports have closed and flight schedules face disruption.

Beryl caused at least 10 deaths in the Caribbean before being downgraded to a tropical storm as it hit Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.

It was later upgraded again, and more than a million Texans were placed under a hurricane warning as it approached.

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